Girls' name · since 1880

Mina

19,267 babies named Mina in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 2023. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#1,094 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#595 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
19,267
born since 1880
2010s
peak decade

Mina currently ranks #595 among girls' names in America, with 19,267 babies recorded since 1880.

Mina has 19,267 recorded births among girls since 1880, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #595 as of the latest data, more common than 97% of girls, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.

  • #1,094 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • #595 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
  • 19,267 born since 1880
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mina ranks #1,094 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #595 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 19,267 born since 1880, peaking in the 2010s.

#1,094 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#595 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
19,267
born since 1880
2010s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%96.5%
Mina vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
Upper archive tier
All-time archive position

Mina's 19,267 recorded births place it above 98.48% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

42 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

42 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.

How Mina compares

19,267 Top 7% higher than 93% of 17,297 names currently given to girls

Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.

Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data

How the numbers stack up

Mina's all-time total is 51x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Mina Median girls name (Kyann) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 19,267 376 567,345
Peak-year births 512 21 19,840

Mina's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Mina splits its recorded history at 1953: 65% of all births land in the more recent half, 35% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1971 (36 births) -- compare that against the 2023 peak of 512 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Mina popularity over time - girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025

Top 1,000 girls' name
Peak year (2023)
512
Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
0200400600 188018991918193719561975199420132025 491

Mina popularity over time - boys

672 total births recorded since 1980 (Mina as boys' name)

Unisex variant - 672 births
010203040 198019871993199920052011201720232025 15

Mina by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (3,762 births, 20% of the file).

2010s was Mina's strongest decade.

3,762 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 20% of all-time use.

Mina births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 3,762 births (20% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

How Mina compares to similarly-sized names

Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Mina's total volume

Mina vs 15 similarly-sized girls names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%2%4%6%8% 050100150200 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -112, 6.1%-83, 6.1%-49, 4.6%-146, 2.4%-146, 2.1%-73, 4.5%-146, 3.7%-59, 3.9%-136, 7.3%-50, 5.9%-68, 5.7%-129, 3.8%-61, 4.3%-78, 3.5%-71, 3.5%Mina-146, 2.7%Mina
Mina vs 15 similarly-sized girls names

Mina by state

Where Mina concentrates geographically, total births since 1880

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Mina
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
2,404 12.5%
#2 New York
1,363 7.1%
#3 Texas
1,105 5.7%
#4 Illinois
578 3.0%
#5 Pennsylvania
557 2.9%
#6 Florida
432 2.2%
#7 Michigan
416 2.2%
#8 Ohio
398 2.1%
California share of Mina's total US births 12.5%
Even split

2,404 of 19,267 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 42 reporting states.

Mina appears in 42 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Mina? ▼
19,267 babies have been named Mina since 1880. All-time, it sits at #1,094 of 72,339 girls' names by recorded births. In 2025, it ranks #595 of 17,297 among girls. The peak year was 2023 with 512 births.
Where does Mina sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mina ranks #1,094 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #595 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Mina most popular? ▼
Mina was most popular in the 2010s decade with 3,762 total births. The single peak year was 2023.
Where is Mina most popular? ▼
The top states for the name Mina are California (2,404 births), New York (1,363 births), Texas (1,105 births).
How long has the name Mina been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Mina since 1880 -- 146 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Mina? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Minnie, Mindy, Minerva, Mindi, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Mina's data

  • Mina's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (3,762 total births) through the 2020s (2,927) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
  • California records the most Minas (2,404 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Mina

Nearby Names Like Mina

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Mina

Minnie Girl
#3028 159,280 births
Mindy Girl
#2394 42,615 births
Minerva Girl
#2099 15,823 births
Mindi Girl
4,405 births
Minna Girl
#4661 3,151 births

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Related Names

Names with a similar popularity rank to Mina

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Makenna #593
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Tiana #597
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Paris #592
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Avianna #598
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Meilani #591
3,971 births · Peak 2025
Seraphina #599
4,093 births · Peak 2025

Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Mina: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.

Data Sources

Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1880–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Mina draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.