girls' name ★ peaked 2021

Mina

Meaning Mina is a given name with a variety of origins Gender Girl · 3% boys Rank 2025 #597 Trend ↑ Rising 15%

Mina is a given name with a variety of origins.

Rank 2025
#597
among girls · ↑12 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
506
named Mina
How common
1 in 3,273
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2021
523 babies
All-time total
19,939
#1,094 all-time among girls
First recorded
1880
in Social Security records

Mina popularity over time

19,939 babies have been named Mina since 1880, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.250.50.75118801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
GirlsBoys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s 773 – 773 77 – #175
1890s 1,009 – 1,009 101 +31% #222
1900s 756 – 756 76 -25% #338
1910s 1,288 – 1,288 129 +70% #428
1920s 1,236 – 1,236 124 -4% #601
1930s 863 – 863 86 -30% #656
1940s 700 – 700 70 -19% #779
1950s 577 – 577 58 -18% #1,194
1960s 522 – 522 52 -10% #1,343
1970s 431 – 431 43 -17% #1,850
1980s 635 96 731 73 +70% #1,586
1990s 1,233 147 1,380 138 +89% #1,071
2000s 2,555 151 2,706 271 +96% #862
2010s 3,762 202 3,964 396 +46% #625
2020s (to 2025) 2,927 76 3,003 501 +26% #586

Where Mina is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 501 0.31 outside top 500
2027 509 0.32 outside top 500
2028 516 0.32 outside top 500
2029 523 0.33 outside top 500
2030 528 0.33 outside top 500

Where Mina is most popular

Girls named Mina per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.307 per 1,000. Strongest in Hawaii, Washington, and Minnesota.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Mina born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Hawaii 11 0.960 +212%
Washington 103 0.713 +132%
Minnesota 73 0.676 +120%
Oregon 40 0.614 +100%
California 458 0.545 +77%
Virginia 91 0.534 +74%
New York 187 0.472 +54%
Connecticut 27 0.464 +51%
Maryland 48 0.453 +47%
Utah 37 0.445 +45%
Michigan 79 0.434 +41%
Pennsylvania 100 0.423 +38%
Massachusetts 49 0.405 +32%
Illinois 92 0.402 +31%
Indiana 54 0.385 +25%
Colorado 39 0.349 +14%
New Jersey 60 0.332 +8%
Arizona 46 0.328 +7%
Georgia 67 0.295 ≈ national
Iowa 17 0.291 -5%
Ohio 69 0.291 -5%
Texas 228 0.283 -8%
Wisconsin 29 0.282 -8%
North Carolina 59 0.259 -16%
Nevada 11 0.237 -23%
Florida 100 0.234 -24%
Missouri 26 0.216 -30%
Tennessee 32 0.202 -34%
Kentucky 11 0.129 -58%
Louisiana 10 0.114 -63%
South Carolina 10 0.111 -64%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Idaho – – –
Kansas – – –
Maine – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Dakota – – –
Vermont – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Mina

Mina is uncommon for girls in the United States, ranked #597 in 2025 with 491 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1880, 19,939 American babies have been named Mina. Its peak came in 2021, when 523 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Mina stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Mina?

The median living Mina is about 15 years old; half are between 7 and 30. An estimated 14 thousand people named Mina are alive in the United States today.

median 15 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Mina year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 491 #597 15 #6,051
2024 494 #609 13 #6,701
2023 512 #586 11 #7,583
2022 488 #613 12 #7,103
2021 507 #591 16 #5,706
2020 435 #661 9 #8,513
2019 427 #682 17 #5,489
2018 480 #625 14 #6,226
2017 411 #703 17 #5,443
2016 384 #744 31 #3,580
2015 370 #766 20 #4,835
2014 412 #689 18 #5,190
2013 361 #751 25 #4,027
2012 318 #839 23 #4,344
2011 333 #809 19 #4,932
2010 266 #964 18 #5,173
2009 323 #862 15 #5,995
2008 304 #907 19 #5,006
2007 287 #946 16 #5,605
2006 260 #999 14 #5,996
2005 281 #895 13 #6,110
2004 276 #885 16 #5,177
2003 219 #1,046 13 #5,778
2002 236 #949 15 #5,061
2001 191 #1,110 20 #4,068
2000 178 #1,147 10 #6,675
1995 125 #1,327 16 #3,992
1990 63 #2,092 13 #4,331
1985 61 #1,849 9 #4,566
1980 57 #1,899 5 #6,931
1975 45 #1,974 – –
1970 37 #2,188 – –
1965 43 #1,731 – –
1960 49 #1,612 – –
1955 71 #1,194 – –
1950 53 #1,267 – –
1945 59 #1,010 – –
1940 83 #779 – –
1935 82 #749 – –
1930 110 #656 – –
1925 123 #667 – –
1920 143 #601 – –
1915 156 #492 – –
1910 71 #483 – –
1905 72 #399 – –
1900 92 #351 – –
1895 94 #297 – –
1890 95 #259 – –
1885 82 #218 – –
1880 73 #175 – –

Famous people named Mina

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Mina Mina Japanese singer (born 1997) Contemporary
  2. 2 Mina Mina Italian singer (born 1940) Contemporary
  3. 3 Mina Witkojc Mina Witkojc Sorbian poet 1893–1975 · 19th century

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Mina, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Mina?

The median living Mina is about 15 years old. Half of all living Minas are between 7 and 30 years old.

How many people named Mina are alive today?

An estimated 14 thousand people named Mina are alive in the United States, based on 19,939 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Mina mean?

Mina is a given name with a variety of origins.

How popular is the name Mina in 2025?

Mina ranked #597 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 491 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Mina?

19,939 babies have been named Mina in the United States since 1880, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Mina most popular?

Mina peaked in 2021, when 523 newborns received the name.

Is Mina a boy or girl name?

Mina is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 97% of babies with the name.

Is the name Mina rising or falling?

Mina is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Mina become more popular?

Mina is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 528 girls named Mina in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Mina?

Well-known people named Mina include Mina (singer), Mina (singer), Mina Witkojc (writer).

Names like Mina

Names that sound and feel close to Mina: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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