Given name & surname
Menno
Menno is a masculine given name. It is used in English, Dutch, and West Frisian.
Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Menno isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1896. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Menno through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,458
- 1,458 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2021
- 33 babies
- 2025
- 30
- #3,722 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +40%
- Rising
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 30 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 3,722 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 40.2% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, Missouri had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (10). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,076 as a first name in 2020; 129 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Menno’s family of names
The ring: across languages.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Menno
- Menno SimonsDutch theologian, founder of the Mennonites (1496-1561)
- Menno ter BraakDutch writer (1902-1940)
- Menno van CoehoornDutch military engineer (1641–1704)
- Menno OostingDutch tennis player (1964-1999)
- Menno KochDutch footballerborn 1994
- Menno MeyjesScreenwriter, producer, director (born 1954)
- Menno VloonDutch pole vaulterborn 1994
- Menno BoelsmaDutch speed skater1961–2022
- Menno HuisingDutch cyclistborn 2004
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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