Mignon
Mignon is a feminine given name and a surname. It may refer to:
Meaning & Origin of Mignon
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Mignon is a feminine given name and a surname. It may refer to:
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The Story of Mignon
Mignon first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1880, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1979, when 55 Mignons were born — ranking #1,897 that year. As of 2026, Mignon ranks #14,580 for baby girls with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 2K Mignons have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Mignon
Mignon is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1880 and has accumulated 2K births in the dataset. Mignon's peak popularity came in 1979 when it ranked #1,897. Use the chart and map above to compare Mignon'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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