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The first name Menno

A boy’s name.

2 syllables Male

Meaning and origin

A male given name.

From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Popularity in the United States

Babies named Menno at birth, 1880–2025

In 2025, 30 boys born in the United States were named Menno, the 3,722nd most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 2021, when 33 were.

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1,458
babies named Menno since 1880
#3,722
rank in 2025
2021
peak year

US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.

Famous people named Menno

7 on Wikidata, most written-about first

  • Menno Simons
    Dutch theologian, founder of the Mennonites (1496-1561)
  • Menno ter Braak
    Dutch writer (1902-1940)
  • Menno van Coehoorn
    Dutch military engineer (1641–1704)
  • Menno Oosting
    Dutch tennis player (1964-1999)
  • Menno Koch
    Dutch footballer, born 1994
  • Menno Vloon
    Dutch pole vaulter, born 1994
  • Menno Boelsma
    Dutch speed skater, 1961–2022

Questions

Is Menno a boy's or a girl's name?
Mostly a boy's name: 100% of the 1,458 US babies named Menno since 1880 were boys.
When was Menno most popular?
2021 in the United States, when 33 babies were named Menno, its highest rank at 3,467th.