# Mignon (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/mignon/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | girls |
| Origin | French |
| Meaning | not recorded |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |
| US babies named this | 2,239 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 0 / 2,239 (100% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | not in the ONS data |

## Etymology

Borrowed from French Mignon. * (surname): Occasionally of Walloon origin.

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 11 | 7,778 |
| 1992 | 7 | 11,279 |
| 1993 | 7 | 11,358 |
| 1994 | 9 | 9,345 |
| 1995 | 5 | 14,959 |
| 1996 | 5 | 15,045 |
| 1997 | 5 | 15,312 |
| 1998 | 7 | 11,974 |
| 2000 | 7 | 12,688 |
| 2002 | 5 | 17,232 |
| 2003 | 6 | 15,144 |
| 2004 | 6 | 15,438 |
| 2007 | 5 | 19,557 |
| 2008 | 5 | 19,511 |
| 2013 | 6 | 15,913 |

## People named Mignon

- Mignon Talbot, American paleontologist and geologist (1869-1950)
- Mignon McLaughlin, American journalist (1913-1983)
- Mignon Anderson, American actress (1892-1983)
- Mignon Dunn, American mezzo-soprano and voice teacher (1928–2026)

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.