Girls' name · since 1973
Minica
Since 1973, U.S. Social Security records show 28 babies named Minica, peaking in 1986. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #41,877 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 28
- born since 1973
- 1970s
- peak decade
28 girls have been named Minica since 1973, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Minica has 28 recorded births among girls since 1973, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1973 to 1986.
- #41,877 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 28 born since 1973
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Minica ranks #41,877 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 28 born since 1973, peaking in the 1970s.
- #41,877 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 28
- born since 1973
- 1970s
- peak decade
Minica's 28 recorded births place it above 41.88% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Minica's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Minica's SSA record in two at 1979 and the more recent half accounts for 64% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 36%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1973, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1986 peak of 7, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Minica popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1973–1986
- Peak year (1986)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 14 years of records
Minica by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (15 births, 54% of the file).
1970s was Minica's strongest decade.
15 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 54% of all-time use.
Minica births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
15 births
- 1980s
1980s
13 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 15 births (54% of all-time use).
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- Minica's usage has stayed within range of its 1970s decade-level peak (15 total births) through the 1980s (13) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Minica: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1986)
Similar record span (~13 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, 1973–1986 (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 Minica 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.