Boys' name · since 1973

Minas

Minas has 117 recorded births since 1973 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2023 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#16,392 of 45,481
all-time among boys
117
born since 1973
2020s
peak decade

Minas sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 117 recorded since 1973.

Social Security Administration records show Minas recorded 117 times among boys since 1973, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1973 to 2024.

  • #16,392 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 117 born since 1973
  • 2020s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Minas ranks #16,392 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 117 born since 1973, peaking in the 2020s.

#16,392 of 45,481
all-time among boys
117
born since 1973
2020s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Minas's 117 recorded births place it above 63.92% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Minas's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Minas splits its recorded history at 1995: 54% of all births land in the more recent half, 46% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1983 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2023 peak of 15 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Minas popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1973–2024

Last recorded 2024
Peak year (2023)
15
Annual births at peak, across 52 years of records
05101520 1973198019891995200520222024 5

Minas by decade

2020s is the heaviest window (35 births, 30% of the file).

2020s was Minas's strongest decade.

35 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.

Minas births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2020s at 35 births (30% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Minas? ▼
Minas has been given to 117 babies in the U.S. since 1973, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #16,392 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 2024. 15 babies were born in 2023, its single highest year.
Where does Minas sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Minas ranks #16,392 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Minas most popular? ▼
Minas was most popular in the 2020s decade with 35 total births. The single peak year was 2023.
How long has the name Minas been used? ▼
Minas has been recorded in Social Security data since 1973, spanning 52 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Minas? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Minh, Minor, Minnie, Minoru, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Keep exploring Minas

Nearby Names Like Minas

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

Minh Boy
#2907 2,116 births
Minor Boy
1,728 births
Minnie Boy
787 births
Minoru Boy
675 births
Mina Boy
#5967 672 births

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Minas: 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, 1973–2024 (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 Minas 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.