Girls' name · since 1999

Miniya

Since 1999, U.S. Social Security records show 158 babies named Miniya, peaking in 2002. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#22,260 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#11,409 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
158
born since 1999
2000s
peak decade

158 babies have been named Miniya since 1999, making it today's #11409 girls' name.

Miniya has 158 recorded births among girls since 1999, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #11409 as of the latest data, more common than 34% of girls, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1999 to 2025.

  • #22,260 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • #11,409 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
  • 158 born since 1999
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Miniya ranks #22,260 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #11,409 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 158 born since 1999, peaking in the 2000s.

#22,260 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#11,409 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
158
born since 1999
2000s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%34%
Miniya vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Miniya's 158 recorded births place it above 69.2% 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.

How Miniya compares

158 32nd percentile among 17,297 names currently given to girls

Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.

Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data

How the numbers stack up

Miniya's all-time total is 58% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Miniya Median girls name (Kyann) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 158 376 567,345
Peak-year births 18 21 19,840

Miniya's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Miniya splits its recorded history at 2006: 42% of all births land in the more recent half, 58% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2010 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2002 peak of 18 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Miniya popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1999–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2002)
18
Annual births at peak, across 27 years of records
05101520 19992001200320052007200920112025 8

Miniya by decade

2000s is the heaviest window (126 births, 80% of the file).

2000s was Miniya's strongest decade.

126 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 80% of all-time use.

Miniya births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 126 births (80% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Miniya?
Miniya has been given to 158 babies in the U.S. since 1999, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #22,260 of 72,339 among girls' names (total births, highest first). Among girls in 2025, it is #11,409 of 17,297. 18 babies were born in 2002, its single highest year.
Where does Miniya sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Miniya ranks #22,260 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #11,409 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Miniya most popular?
Miniya was most popular in the 2000s decade with 126 total births. The single peak year was 2002.
How long has the name Miniya been used?
Records for Miniya go back to 1999, giving 27 years of history through 2025.
What names are similar to Miniya?
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.

What to do with Miniya's data

  • Miniya's decade-level peak was the 2000s (126 total births); usage has since declined to 8 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Miniya: 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, 1999–2025 (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 Miniya 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.