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Miner

/ˈmaɪnɚ/ · 100% boys · last recorded 1955

Miner has been given to about 274 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1917, which makes it a Edwardian name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈmaɪnɚ/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 49
Median age today89 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Miner per year · US Social Security Administration
18802025
  • Peak year1917 · 14
  • Born in 20250
  • All time274

How popular is Miner?

Its best year was 1917, when 14 babies were given the name, ranking 2156th. The typical living American called Miner is about 89 years old today.

Names that sound like Miner

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Miller0.82
  2. River0.70
  3. Iker0.70
  4. Wilmer0.62
  5. Abner0.62
  6. Wilder0.62
  7. Wilber0.62
  8. Fisher0.62

Middle names for Miner

Ranked by flow score
  1. Miner Paul0.77
  2. Miner John0.77
  3. Miner Blake0.76
  4. Miner Wade0.76
  5. Miner Quinn0.76
  6. Miner Jude0.76

Sibling names for Miner

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Luellasister · 0.68
  2. Cleoeither · 0.67
  3. Estellesister · 0.66
  4. Lottiesister · 0.66
  5. Forestbrother · 0.58
  6. Archiebrother · 0.58

Where Miner is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Miner Anderson0.77
    2. Miner White0.72
    3. Miner Nguyen0.72
    4. Miner Hill0.72
    5. Miner Hall0.72
    6. Miner Brown0.72

    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 Miner

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. PronunciationCMU dictionary

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