Girls' name · since 1997
Minahil
Minahil has 347 recorded births since 1997 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2019 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #14,718 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,887 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 347
- born since 1997
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Minahil is the #13887 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 347 recorded since 1997.
Social Security Administration records show Minahil recorded 347 times among girls since 1997, holding rank #13887 nationally today, ahead of 20% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1997 to 2025.
- #14,718 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #13,887 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 347 born since 1997
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Minahil ranks #14,718 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #13,887 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 347 born since 1997, peaking in the 2010s.
- #14,718 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,887 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 347
- born since 1997
- 2010s
- peak decade
Minahil's 347 recorded births place it above 79.64% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Minahil compares
347 48th percentile among 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
Minahil's all-time total is 8% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Minahil | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 347 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 35 | 21 | 19,840 |
Minahil's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Minahil splits its recorded history at 2013: 69% of all births land in the more recent half, 31% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1997 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2019 peak of 35 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Minahil popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–2025
- Peak year (2019)
- 35
- Annual births at peak, across 29 years of records
Minahil by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (204 births, 59% of the file).
2010s was Minahil's strongest decade.
204 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 59% of all-time use.
Minahil births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 12
1990s
12 births
- 2000s 58
2000s
58 births
- 2010s
2010s
204 births
- 2020s 73
2020s
73 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 204 births (59% of all-time use).
Minahil by state
Where Minahil concentrates geographically, total births since 1997
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 66 | 19.0% |
| #2 | California | | 6 | 1.7% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 5 | 1.4% |
66 of 347 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Minahil's data
- Minahil's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (204 total births) through the 2020s (73) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Minahils (66 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Minahil: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2019)
Similar record span (~28 yrs)
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, 1997–2025 (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 Minahil 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.