US rank #9068 Girls' name Peak 2012 465 births

Minka — #9068 US girls' name

465 babies named Minka in U.S. Social Security records since 1966, with the highest year being 2012. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s181970s121980s91990s52000s392010s2772020s105
#9068
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 49% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

60% of everyone ever named Minka was born in this single decade.

2012
Single peak year

43 babies were named Minka in 2012 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Minka

The Social Security Administration has registered 465 babies named Minka between 1966 and 2024, spanning 59 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Minka currently holds the #9068 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2012, when 43 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Minka performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 277 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Minka shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 23 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Minka in 4 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Minka 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 465 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.

Minka at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

465

Since 1966

59 years of records

Peak year

2012

43 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#9,068

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1966

Recorded for 59 years

Last year on file: 2024

Minka popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1966

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2012)
43
Annual births at peak — across 59 years of records
01020304050 20242020201620122008199219691966 5

Minka by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
277 births that decade — 60% of Minka's all-time total
1960s181970s121980s91990s52000s392010s2772020s105

Minka by state

Where Minka concentrates geographically — total births since 1966

Geographically diffuse
Top 4 states by recorded births for the name Minka
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
23 4.9%
#2 New York
11 2.4%
#3 Texas
10 2.2%
#4 Florida
5 1.1%
California share of Minka's total US births 4.9%
Even split

23 of 465 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Minka?
465 babies have been named Minka since 1966. It currently ranks #9068 among girls. The peak year was 2012 with 43 births.
When was Minka most popular?
Minka was most popular in the 2010s decade with 277 total births. The single peak year was 2012.
Where is Minka most popular?
The top states for the name Minka are California (23 births), New York (11 births), Texas (10 births).
How long has the name Minka been used?
Minka has been recorded in Social Security data since 1966, spanning 59 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Minka?
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.

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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, 1966–2024 (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.