Recorded 1973–1986 Girls' name Peak 1986 28 births

Minica — girls' name

28 babies named Minica in U.S. Social Security records since 1973, with the highest year being 1986. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s151980s13
1970s
Peak decade

54% of everyone ever named Minica was born in this single decade.

1986
Single peak year

7 babies were named Minica in 1986 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Minica

The Social Security Administration has registered 28 babies named Minica between 1973 and 1986, spanning 14 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Minica currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1986. The name reached its historical peak in 1986, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Minica performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 15 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Minica shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Minica 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 28 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.

Minica at a glance

Last recorded 1986

Total births

28

Since 1973

14 years of records

Peak year

1986

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1986

Active since

1973

Recorded for 14 years

Last year on file: 1986

Minica popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1986–1973

Last recorded 1986
Peak year (1986)
7
Annual births at peak — across 14 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 19861982197919771973 5

Minica by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
15 births that decade — 54% of Minica's all-time total
1970s151980s13

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Minica?
28 babies have been named Minica since 1973. It was last recorded in 1986. The peak year was 1986 with 7 births.
When was Minica most popular?
Minica was most popular in the 1970s decade with 15 total births. The single peak year was 1986.
How long has the name Minica been used?
Minica has been recorded in Social Security data since 1973, spanning 14 years of data through 1986.
What names are similar to Minica?
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, 1973–1986 (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.