Recorded 1900–1938 Girls' name Peak 1900 86 births

Mineola — girls' name

86 babies named Mineola in U.S. Social Security records since 1900, with the highest year being 1900. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1900s271910s351920s191930s5
1910s
Peak decade

41% of everyone ever named Mineola was born in this single decade.

1900
Single peak year

8 babies were named Mineola in 1900 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Mineola

The Social Security Administration has registered 86 babies named Mineola between 1900 and 1938, spanning 39 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Mineola currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1938. The name reached its historical peak in 1900, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Mineola performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 35 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Mineola shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 11 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Mineola in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Mineola 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 86 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.

Mineola at a glance

Last recorded 1938

Total births

86

Since 1900

39 years of records

Peak year

1900

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1938

Active since

1900

Recorded for 39 years

Last year on file: 1938

Mineola popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1938–1900

Last recorded 1938
Peak year (1900)
8
Annual births at peak — across 39 years of records
456789 19381923191919141912190919051900 8

Mineola by decade

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

Peak: 1910s
Peak decade
1910s
35 births that decade — 41% of Mineola's all-time total
1900s271910s351920s191930s5

Mineola by state

Where Mineola concentrates geographically — total births since 1900

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Mineola
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
11 12.8%
Texas share of Mineola's total US births 12.8%

11 of 86 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Mineola?
86 babies have been named Mineola since 1900. It was last recorded in 1938. The peak year was 1900 with 8 births.
When was Mineola most popular?
Mineola was most popular in the 1910s decade with 35 total births. The single peak year was 1900.
Where is Mineola most popular?
The top states for the name Mineola are Texas (11 births).
How long has the name Mineola been used?
Mineola has been recorded in Social Security data since 1900, spanning 39 years of data through 1938.
What names are similar to Mineola?
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.

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, 1900–1938 (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.