Girls' name · since 1966
Minka
Minka has 486 recorded births since 1966 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2012 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #12,065 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,969 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 486
- born since 1966
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Minka is the #5969 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 486 recorded since 1966.
Minka has 486 recorded births among girls since 1966, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #5969 as of the latest data, more common than 65% of girls, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1966 to 2025.
- #12,065 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #5,969 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 486 born since 1966
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Minka ranks #12,065 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,969 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 486 born since 1966, peaking in the 2010s.
- #12,065 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,969 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 486
- born since 1966
- 2010s
- peak decade
Minka's 486 recorded births place it above 83.31% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Minka compares
486 Top 46% higher than 54% of 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
Minka's all-time total is 29% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Minka | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 486 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 43 | 21 | 19,840 |
Minka's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Minka's full recorded timeline at 2012, 73% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 27% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1966, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2012 peak of 43 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Minka popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1966–2025
- Peak year (2012)
- 43
- Annual births at peak, across 60 years of records
Minka by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (277 births, 57% of the file).
2010s was Minka's strongest decade.
277 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 57% of all-time use.
Minka births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 18
1960s
18 births
- 1970s 12
1970s
12 births
- 1980s 9
1980s
9 births
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s 39
2000s
39 births
- 2010s
2010s
277 births
- 2020s
2020s
126 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 277 births (57% of all-time use).
Minka by state
Where Minka concentrates geographically, total births since 1966
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 23 | 4.7% |
| #2 | New York | | 16 | 3.3% |
| #3 | Texas | | 10 | 2.1% |
| #4 | Florida | | 5 | 1.0% |
23 of 486 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Minka's data
- Minka's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (277 total births) through the 2020s (126) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Minkas (23 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
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 Minka: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2012)
Similar record span (~59 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, 1966–2025 (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 Minka 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.