Menno
Menno is a Dutch masculine given name of Old Frisian origin. It was made popular by the influential Frisian religious reformer Menno Simons, and the name was spread by his followers, the Mennonites.
Meaning & Origin of Menno
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Menno is a Dutch masculine given name of Old Frisian origin. It was made popular by the influential Frisian religious reformer Menno Simons, and the name was spread by his followers, the Mennonites.
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The Story of Menno
Menno first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1896, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2021, when 33 Mennos were born — ranking #3,426 that year. As of 2026, Menno ranks #3,667 for baby boys with 31 births, rising sharply (+22% over the past five years). In total, more than 1K Mennos have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1890s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Notable people named Menno
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- Menno Aden (born 1942), German lawyer and politician
- Menno Bergsen (born 1999), Dutch footballer
- Menno Boelsma (born 1961), Dutch speed skater
- Menno ter Braak (1902–1940), Dutch writer
- Menno van Coehoorn (1641–1704), Dutch soldier and engineer
- Menno van Gorp (born 1989), Dutch breakdancer
- Menno Heerkes (born 1993), Dutch footballer
- Menno Heus (born 1995), Dutch footballer
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About the name Menno
Menno is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1896 and has accumulated 1K births in the dataset. Menno's peak popularity came in 2021 when it ranked #1,101. Use the chart and map above to compare Menno's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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