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Mimi

/ˈmimi/ · 100% girls · 14 born in 2025

Mimi has been given to about 6,950 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1961, which makes it a boomer-era name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈmimi/
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 5,680
Median age today58 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Mimi per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1961 · 168
  • Born in 202514
  • All time6,950
  • England & Wales, 2025#878 · 40

How popular is Mimi?

Its best year was 1961, when 168 babies were given the name, ranking 812th. The typical living American called Mimi is about 58 years old today.

Names that sound like Mimi

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Mitzi0.64
  2. Misti0.64
  3. Mindi0.64
  4. Nyomi0.58
  5. Missy0.57
  6. Tami0.55
  7. Remi0.55
  8. Jami0.55

Middle names for Mimi

Ranked by flow score
  1. Mimi Catherine0.84
  2. Mimi Josephine0.84
  3. Mimi Rose0.83
  4. Mimi Grace0.83
  5. Mimi Jane0.83
  6. Mimi Louise0.83

Sibling names for Mimi

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Laurelsister · 0.87
  2. Gwensister · 0.87
  3. Rudybrother · 0.86
  4. Rockybrother · 0.85
  5. Georginasister · 0.85
  6. Claybrother · 0.83

Where Mimi is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Mimi Reyes0.78
    2. Mimi Nguyen0.78
    3. Mimi Lee0.78
    4. Mimi Hall0.78
    5. Mimi Green0.78
    6. Mimi Brown0.78

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Mimi

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. Scotland1974–2020
    4. France1900–2025
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.