Mimi is a distinctive choice, ranked #1230 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Mimi in their class.
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UK Rank 2024
#1230
About the Name Mimi
Mimi is steadily gaining in popularity, up 37 places over the past five years. Its best recorded rank was #696 in 2006, and it currently sits at #1230. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Mimi is distinctive enough that your child will likely be the only one in both their class and their school — standing out on every register.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Mimi
Unlikely. With around 27 UK babies named Mimi per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Mimi in her class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Mimi is currently rising in popularity in the UK, up 37 places over the last five years to #1230 in 2024. If this trend continues, it will become more common in classrooms over the next decade.
Mimi is a distinctive choice sitting outside the mainstream UK top names. Parents choosing less common names often find their children appreciate the individuality as they grow up, rarely needing to add an initial to distinguish themselves.
Notable people named Mimi include: Mimi Slinger — Mimi Slinger is an English actress and model, known for playing Leanna Cavanagh on the ITV soap opera Emmerdale.; Mimi Macpherson — Mimi Macpherson is an Australian environmentalist, entrepreneur and celebrity.; Mimi Gibson — Mimi Gibson is an American real estate agent and a former child actress, from 1951 to 1968..
Mimi does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Mimis in the wild.
27
UK babies named Mimi (2024)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↑ 37 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Mimi
Likely around 1 other Mimi in the class
UK Popularity (1996–2024)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Mimi
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Mimi Slinger is an English actress and model, known for playing Leanna Cavanagh on the ITV soap opera Emmerdale. In 2021, she was signed to Storm Management for model representation.
Mimi Macpherson is an Australian environmentalist, entrepreneur and celebrity. She joined a whale-watching boat crew at age 21 and eventually began her own whale-watching business, winning multiple awards before going into property development and promotions.
Mary Elizabeth "Mimi" Smith, informally known as Aunt Mimi, was a maternal aunt and the parental guardian of the English musician John Lennon. She was born in Toxteth, Liverpool, as the oldest of five daughters.