Mint
Origin
Thai
Syllables
1
Peak era
Rare
Today
▬ Steady
Meaning
an English-word Thai nickname; since the 1990s Bangkok parents have drawn call-names from English, and Mint sits near the top of the list for girls, used daily in place of whatever long formal name is on the birth certificate
Popularity, 1890–2024
1890srare in US records2020s
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Mint has stayed rare in US records the whole time: no peak decade to name.
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