Mimi: name meaning, origin & popularity
- Meaning
- “diminutive pet name; often of Maria or Miriam”
- Origin
- French
- Say it
- MEE-mee · 2 syllables
- Used for
- Girls
Mimi is widely used as a nickname in French and English for names such as Marie, Maria, Miriam, or Wilhelmina. It also exists independently in Japanese with unrelated kanji-based meanings that vary by characters used.
How popular is Mimi?
Babies named Mimi in 202424
Peak year1961
Total US babies since 18806,933
Mimi is steady now but far below its 1961 peak.
Names like Mimi
Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.
Mimi questions
What does the name Mimi mean?
Mimi means "diminutive pet name; often of Maria or Miriam". It comes from French. Mimi is widely used as a nickname in French and English for names such as Marie, Maria, Miriam, or Wilhelmina. It also exists independently in Japanese with unrelated kanji-based meanings that vary by characters used.
Is Mimi a boy or girl name?
Mimi is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).
How popular is Mimi?
24 US babies were named Mimi in 2024. Its peak year was 1961.
How do you pronounce Mimi?
Mimi is usually pronounced MEE-mee.
Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.