Ming Popularity by Year
Follow Ming across every available national year. Rankings and birth counts remain separated by the source dataset’s girl and boy categories.
Ming birth-count history
The chart samples long histories for faster loading. The complete table below includes every recorded year.
Complete year-by-year record
| Year | Category | Births | Rank | Change from previous recorded year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Boys | 8 | #8,987 | Up 1,876 places |
| 2022 | Boys | 6 | #10,863 | Down 1,309 places |
| 2020 | Boys | 7 | #9,554 | Up 1,221 places |
| 2017 | Boys | 6 | #10,775 | Down 2,031 places |
| 2015 | Boys | 8 | #8,744 | Up 3,364 places |
| 2014 | Boys | 5 | #12,108 | Down 2,453 places |
| 2013 | Boys | 7 | #9,655 | Up 2,619 places |
| 2013 | Girls | 6 | #14,582 | Down 1,134 places |
| 2012 | Boys | 5 | #12,274 | Up 13 places |
| 2011 | Boys | 5 | #12,287 | Down 56 places |
| 2010 | Boys | 5 | #12,231 | Up 260 places |
| 2010 | Girls | 7 | #13,448 | Up 384 places |
| 2009 | Boys | 5 | #12,491 | Down 4,318 places |
| 2008 | Girls | 7 | #13,832 | Down 2,202 places |
| 2007 | Boys | 9 | #8,173 | Up 1,412 places |
| 2007 | Girls | 9 | #11,630 | Up 790 places |
| 2006 | Boys | 7 | #9,585 | Down 2,951 places |
| 2006 | Girls | 8 | #12,420 | Down 586 places |
| 2005 | Boys | 11 | #6,634 | Up 902 places |
| 2005 | Girls | 8 | #11,834 | Up 2,010 places |
| 2004 | Boys | 9 | #7,536 | Down 291 places |
| 2003 | Boys | 9 | #7,245 | Up 398 places |
| 2003 | Girls | 6 | #13,844 | Up 1,588 places |
| 2002 | Boys | 8 | #7,643 | Down 107 places |
| 2002 | Girls | 5 | #15,432 | Down 3,376 places |
| 2001 | Boys | 8 | #7,536 | Down 697 places |
| 2001 | Girls | 7 | #12,056 | Down 4,029 places |
| 2000 | Boys | 9 | #6,839 | Down 797 places |
| 2000 | Girls | 12 | #8,027 | Up 3,751 places |
| 1999 | Boys | 10 | #6,042 | Up 801 places |
| 1998 | Boys | 8 | #6,843 | Up 2,422 places |
| 1997 | Boys | 5 | #9,265 | Down 1,294 places |
| 1996 | Boys | 6 | #7,971 | Down 1,564 places |
| 1995 | Boys | 8 | #6,407 | Up 1,363 places |
| 1994 | Boys | 6 | #7,770 | Down 954 places |
| 1994 | Girls | 6 | #11,778 | Down 3,059 places |
| 1993 | Boys | 7 | #6,816 | Down 1,580 places |
| 1993 | Girls | 9 | #8,719 | Up 4,598 places |
| 1992 | Boys | 10 | #5,236 | Up 1,283 places |
| 1992 | Girls | 5 | #13,317 | Down 359 places |
| 1991 | Boys | 7 | #6,519 | Down 2,352 places |
| 1990 | Boys | 13 | #4,167 | Up 2,774 places |
| 1990 | Girls | 5 | #12,958 | Down 3,714 places |
| 1989 | Boys | 6 | #6,941 | Down 1,741 places |
| 1988 | Boys | 8 | #5,200 | Down 232 places |
| 1988 | Girls | 7 | #9,244 | Up 1,433 places |
| 1987 | Boys | 8 | #4,968 | Up 1,555 places |
| 1985 | Boys | 5 | #6,523 | Down 1,550 places |
| 1985 | Girls | 5 | #10,677 | Down 3,873 places |
| 1984 | Boys | 7 | #4,973 | Down 1,562 places |
| 1983 | Boys | 12 | #3,411 | Up 555 places |
| 1982 | Boys | 10 | #3,966 | Down 936 places |
| 1981 | Boys | 14 | #3,030 | Up 1,910 places |
| 1981 | Girls | 9 | #6,804 | Up 2,946 places |
| 1980 | Boys | 7 | #4,940 | Down 872 places |
| 1979 | Boys | 9 | #4,068 | Up 1,519 places |
| 1978 | Girls | 5 | #9,750 | Down 1,766 places |
| 1976 | Boys | 5 | #5,587 | Down 1,646 places |
| 1975 | Boys | 8 | #3,941 | Up 693 places |
| 1975 | Girls | 6 | #7,984 | Up 308 places |
| 1974 | Boys | 6 | #4,634 | Up 90 places |
| 1972 | Girls | 5 | #8,292 | Up 32 places |
| 1971 | Girls | 5 | #8,324 | — |
| 1970 | Boys | 5 | #4,724 | Down 789 places |
| 1969 | Boys | 6 | #3,935 | Up 201 places |
| 1968 | Boys | 5 | #4,136 | Down 599 places |
| 1966 | Boys | 6 | #3,537 | Up 749 places |
| 1920 | Boys | 5 | #4,286 | — |