US rank #4760 Girls' name Peak 1916 3,122 births

Minna — #4760 US girls' name

3,122 babies named Minna in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 1916. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1880s2181890s3621900s2951910s4111920s2261930s1341940s1361950s861960s511970s1351980s1611990s2242000s2392010s3012020s143
#4760
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 73% of names given to girls today.

1910s
Peak decade

13% of everyone ever named Minna was born in this single decade.

1916
Single peak year

54 babies were named Minna in 1916 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Minna

The Social Security Administration has registered 3,122 babies named Minna between 1880 and 2024, spanning 145 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Minna currently holds the #4760 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1916, when 54 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Minna performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 411 births during that ten-year window. Across the 15 decades of recorded activity, Minna shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 332 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Pennsylvania. In total, SSA state-level files list Minna in 7 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Minna 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 3,122 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.

Minna at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

3,122

Since 1880

145 years of records

Peak year

1916

54 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

#4,760

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1880

Recorded for 145 years

Last year on file: 2024

Minna popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1880

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1916)
54
Annual births at peak — across 145 years of records
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Minna by decade

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

Peak: 1910s
Peak decade
1910s
411 births that decade — 13% of Minna's all-time total
1880s2181890s3621900s2951910s4111920s2261930s1341940s1361950s861960s511970s1351980s1611990s2242000s2392010s3012020s143

Minna by state

Where Minna concentrates geographically — total births since 1880

Geographically diffuse
Top 7 states by recorded births for the name Minna
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
332 10.6%
#2 California
132 4.2%
#3 Pennsylvania
22 0.7%
#4 Illinois
11 0.4%
#5 Texas
10 0.3%
#6 Massachusetts
5 0.2%
#7 Virginia
5 0.2%
New York share of Minna's total US births 10.6%
Even split

332 of 3,122 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Minna?
3,122 babies have been named Minna since 1880. It currently ranks #4760 among girls. The peak year was 1916 with 54 births.
When was Minna most popular?
Minna was most popular in the 1910s decade with 411 total births. The single peak year was 1916.
Where is Minna most popular?
The top states for the name Minna are New York (332 births), California (132 births), Pennsylvania (22 births).
How long has the name Minna been used?
Minna has been recorded in Social Security data since 1880, spanning 145 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Minna?
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, 1880–2024 (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.