Minoru is a rare boys' name that was most common in the 1920s and has all but disappeared.
Minoru is a boy name. It last appears in U.S. records in 1939. Minoru was first reported in SSA data in 1912 and peaked in 1921 (50 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1939 | 11 | — | #2,253 |
| 1938 | 5 | — | #3,871 |
| 1936 | 10 | — | #2,400 |
| 1935 | 8 | — | #2,868 |
| 1934 | 11 | — | #2,354 |
| 1933 | 7 | — | #3,194 |
| 1932 | 9 | — | #2,778 |
| 1931 | 18 | — | #1,751 |
| 1930 | 20 | — | #1,679 |
| 1929 | 23 | — | #1,551 |
| 1928 | 20 | — | #1,742 |
| 1927 | 22 | — | #1,681 |
| 1926 | 50 | — | #974 |
| 1925 | 38 | — | #1,161 |
| 1924 | 36 | — | #1,216 |
| 1923 | 40 | — | #1,137 |
| 1922 | 42 | — | #1,101 |
| 1921 | 50 | — | #998 |
| 1920 | 49 | — | #986 |
| 1919 | 37 | — | #1,153 |
| 1918 | 36 | — | #1,165 |
| 1917 | 43 | — | #1,000 |
| 1916 | 26 | — | #1,363 |
| 1915 | 30 | — | #1,205 |
| 1914 | 13 | — | #1,835 |
| 1913 | 14 | — | #1,483 |
| 1912 | 7 | — | #2,188 |