Minh vs Robin
Minh and Robincompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.
Head to head
Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Minh was ranked #2671 and Robin #125 among boys in England and Wales.
Norway · Boys
In 2012, Minh was ranked #555 and Robin #143 among boys in Norway.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Minh was ranked #4192 and Robin #323 among girls in England and Wales.
Minh and Robin over time
Minh and Robin appear together in 2 published lists, across 58 years of shared records. Robin held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Minh in 0.
The order between them changed and held in one of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.
Minh reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Robin in none. Each position is a place inside its own list, so this compares when they peaked and never how high.
Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.
How this pair is related
The relationship kinds these two qualify for, each under its own stated rule. Every one is drawn from a list they both appear in.
- Mirrored each other
Over 36 shared years in Norway · Boys, Robin rose about as far as Minh fell — from #345 and #436 in 1956 to #555 and #143 in 2012.
- Longest-running competitions
Minh and Robin were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 36 years, from 1956 to 2012, ending at #555 and #143.
List by list
Norway · Boys36 shared years, 1956–2012
Minh held the stronger position in 2 of those years, Robin in 34.
Highest recorded here: Minh #310 in 1960, Robin #36 in 1991.
The order changed in 1961: Robin moved ahead. In 1960 they stood at #310 and #311; by 1961 that had become #482 and #299.
Most recent shared year, 2012: Minh #555, Robin #143.
England and Wales · Boys22 shared years, 1996–2024
Minh held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Robin in 22.
Highest recorded here: Minh #1991 in 2005, Robin #120 in 2022.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Minh #2671, Robin #125.
Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.
Side by side
| Field | Minh | Robin |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | male | Used for both boys and girls |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | |
| Syllables | 1 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, NO | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Boys #2671 (2024) | Republic of Ireland · Boys #176 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Minh has 1 syllable, compared with 2 for Robin.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
How each name got here
Minh
Popularity journey
First recorded1956
First recorded at #345 among boys in Norway in 1956 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1956–2012
Highest recorded position: #310 among boys in Norway, in 1960 (recorded 1956–2012).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #4192 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls
Robin
Popularity journey
First recorded1946
First recorded at #362 among boys in Norway in 1946 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1946–2025
Highest recorded position: #34 among boys in Norway, in 1993 (recorded 1946–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #202 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys