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Mingo

/ˈmiŋɡoʊ/ · 100% boys · 5 born in 2025

Mingo has been given to about 270 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1920, which makes it a interwar name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈmiŋɡoʊ/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 174
Median age today53 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Mingo per year · US Social Security Administration
18802025
  • Peak year1920 · 14
  • Born in 20255
  • All time270

How popular is Mingo?

Its best year was 1920, when 14 babies were given the name, ranking 2303rd. The typical living American called Mingo is about 53 years old today.

Names that sound like Mingo

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Domingo0.74
  2. Diego0.65
  3. Milo0.64
  4. Thiago0.57
  5. Indigo0.57
  6. Milton0.53
  7. Hugo0.47
  8. Milford0.47

Middle names for Mingo

Ranked by flow score
  1. Mingo Paul0.83
  2. Mingo Lee0.83
  3. Mingo Dean0.82
  4. Mingo Blake0.82
  5. Mingo Bryce0.82
  6. Mingo Wade0.82

Sibling names for Mingo

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Georginasister · 0.59
  2. Thaddeusbrother · 0.58
  3. Angiesister · 0.57
  4. Santosbrother · 0.55
  5. Louiebrother · 0.54
  6. Winonasister · 0.54

Where Mingo is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Mingo White0.78
    2. Mingo Reyes0.78
    3. Mingo Nguyen0.78
    4. Mingo Lee0.78
    5. Mingo Hill0.78
    6. Mingo Hall0.78

    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 Mingo

    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.