US rank #7071 Girls' name Peak 2013 281 births

Minah — #7071 US girls' name

281 babies named Minah in U.S. Social Security records since 1997, with the highest year being 2013. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s122000s912010s1242020s54
#7071
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 60% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

44% of everyone ever named Minah was born in this single decade.

2013
Single peak year

20 babies were named Minah in 2013 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Minah

The Social Security Administration has registered 281 babies named Minah between 1997 and 2024, spanning 28 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Minah currently holds the #7071 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2013, when 20 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Minah performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 124 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Minah shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Minah in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Minah 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 281 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.

Minah at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

281

Since 1997

28 years of records

Peak year

2013

20 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#7,071

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1997

Recorded for 28 years

Last year on file: 2024

Minah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1997

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2013)
20
Annual births at peak — across 28 years of records
0510152025 20242020201620122008200420001997 7

Minah by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
124 births that decade — 44% of Minah's all-time total
1990s122000s912010s1242020s54

Minah by state

Where Minah concentrates geographically — total births since 1997

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Minah
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
5 1.8%
New York share of Minah's total US births 1.8%

5 of 281 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Minah?
281 babies have been named Minah since 1997. It currently ranks #7071 among girls. The peak year was 2013 with 20 births.
When was Minah most popular?
Minah was most popular in the 2010s decade with 124 total births. The single peak year was 2013.
Where is Minah most popular?
The top states for the name Minah are New York (5 births).
How long has the name Minah been used?
Minah has been recorded in Social Security data since 1997, spanning 28 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Minah?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Minnie, Mindy, Mina, Minerva, 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, 1997–2024 (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.