Girls' name · since 2000

Minaya

Since 2000, U.S. Social Security records show 28 babies named Minaya, peaking in 2006. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#41,876 of 72,339
all-time among girls
28
born since 2000
2000s
peak decade

Minaya is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 28 have been recorded since 2000.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Minaya has been recorded 28 times among girls since 2000, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2000 to 2007.

  • #41,876 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 28 born since 2000
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Minaya ranks #41,876 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 28 born since 2000, peaking in the 2000s.

#41,876 of 72,339
all-time among girls
28
born since 2000
2000s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Minaya's 28 recorded births place it above 41.88% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

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

Minaya's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Minaya's full recorded timeline at 2006, 54% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 46% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2005, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2006 peak of 9 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Minaya popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2000–2007

Last recorded 2007
Peak year (2006)
9
Annual births at peak, across 8 years of records
45678910 2000200520062007 6

Minaya by decade

2000s is the heaviest window (28 births, 100% of the file).

2000s was Minaya's strongest decade.

28 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.

Minaya births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 28 births (100% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Minaya?
Minaya has been given to 28 babies in the U.S. since 2000, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #41,876 of 72,339 among girls' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 2007. 9 babies were born in 2006, its single highest year.
Where does Minaya sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Minaya ranks #41,876 of 72,339 girls' 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 Minaya most popular?
Minaya was most popular in the 2000s decade with 28 total births. The single peak year was 2006.
How long has the name Minaya been used?
Records for Minaya go back to 2000, giving 8 years of history through 2007.
What names are similar to Minaya?
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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Minaya: 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, 2000–2007 (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 Minaya 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.