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Minh

A name meaning "bright".

Usage languagesVietnamese
US rank (2025)#2,884

Meaning and history

From Sino-Vietnamese 明 (minh), meaning “bright,” this name was adopted by the communist revolutionary Hồ Chí Minh (1890–1969).

Popularity over timeUS births · boys
20062006: 38 births, rank #2,932
2007: 45 births, rank #2,684
2008: 47 births, rank #2,632
2009: 35 births, rank #3,223
2010: 37 births, rank #3,072
20112011: 40 births, rank #2,904
2012: 46 births, rank #2,632
2013: 23 births, rank #4,180
2014: 46 births, rank #2,622
2015: 39 births, rank #2,966
20162016: 29 births, rank #3,681
2017: 36 births, rank #3,193
2018: 34 births, rank #3,301
2019: 32 births, rank #3,496
2020: 28 births, rank #3,734
20212021: 20 births, rank #4,780
2022: 22 births, rank #4,570
2023: 33 births, rank #3,474
2024: 39 births, rank #3,104
20252025: 43 births, rank #2,884

In 2025, 43 babies were recorded with the name Minh, ranking #2,884 among boys.