US rank #607 Girls' name Peak 2023 18,772 births

Mina — #607 US girls' name

18,772 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.

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#607
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 97% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

20% of everyone ever named Mina was born in this single decade.

2023
Single peak year

512 babies were named Mina in 2023 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Mina

The Social Security Administration has registered 18,772 babies named Mina between 1880 and 2024, spanning 145 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Mina currently holds the #607 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2023, when 512 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Mina performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 3,760 births during that ten-year window. Across the 15 decades of recorded activity, Mina shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 2,317 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Mina in 42 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Mina in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 18,772 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Mina at a glance

Top 1,000 girls' name

Total births

18,772

Since 1880

145 years of records

Peak year

2023

512 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#607

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1880

Recorded for 145 years

Last year on file: 2024

Mina popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1880

Top 1,000 girls' name
Peak year (2023)
512
Annual births at peak — across 145 years of records
0200400600 202420051986196719481929191018911880 73

Mina popularity over time — boys

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

Unisex variant — 657 births
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Mina by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
3,760 births that decade — 20% of Mina's all-time total
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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
2,317 12.3%
#2 New York
1,315 7.0%
#3 Texas
1,055 5.6%
#4 Illinois
560 3.0%
#5 Pennsylvania
531 2.8%
#6 Florida
409 2.2%
#7 Michigan
402 2.1%
#8 Ohio
382 2.0%
California share of Mina's total US births 12.3%
Even split

2,317 of 18,772 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?
18,772 babies have been named Mina since 1880. It currently ranks #607 among girls. The peak year was 2023 with 512 births.
When was Mina most popular?
Mina was most popular in the 2010s decade with 3,760 total births. The single peak year was 2023.
Where is Mina most popular?
The top states for the name Mina are California (2,317 births), New York (1,315 births), Texas (1,055 births).
How long has the name Mina been used?
Mina has been recorded in Social Security data since 1880, spanning 145 years of data through 2024.
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.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1880–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.