Girls' name · since 1880

Minna

Minna has 3,151 recorded births since 1880 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1916 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#3,498 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#4,661 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
3,151
born since 1880
1910s
peak decade

Yes -- Minna is the #4661 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 3,151 recorded since 1880.

Minna has 3,151 recorded births among girls since 1880, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #4661 as of the latest data, more common than 73% of girls, busiest in the 1910s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.

  • #3,498 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • #4,661 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
  • 3,151 born since 1880
  • 1910s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Minna ranks #3,498 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,661 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 3,151 born since 1880, peaking in the 1910s.

#3,498 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#4,661 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
3,151
born since 1880
1910s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%73%
Minna vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
Upper archive tier
All-time archive position

Minna's 3,151 recorded births place it above 95.16% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

7 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

7 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.

How Minna compares

3,151 Top 18% higher than 82% 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

Minna's all-time total is 8x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Minna Median girls name (Kyann) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 3,151 376 567,345
Peak-year births 54 21 19,840

Minna's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Minna's SSA record in two at 1951 and the more recent half accounts for 43% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 57%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1951, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1916 peak of 54, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Minna popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1916)
54
Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
0204060 188018981916193419521974199220102025 29

Minna by decade

1910s is the heaviest window (411 births, 13% of the file).

1910s was Minna's strongest decade.

411 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 13% of all-time use.

Minna births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1910s at 411 births (13% of all-time use).

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

How Minna compares to similarly-sized names

Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Minna's total volume

Minna vs 15 similarly-sized girls names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%5%10%15%20% 050100150200 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -110, 5.1%-31, 12.6%-50, 7.4%-34, 16.3%-89, 2.7%-84, 3.8%-54, 3.5%-114, 3.6%-22, 7.8%-103, 3.3%-34, 7.6%-46, 7%-12, 10.7%-63, 4.1%-52, 6.4%Minna-146, 1.7%Minna
Minna vs 15 similarly-sized girls names

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 10.5%
#2 California
132 4.2%
#3 Pennsylvania
22 0.7%
#4 Illinois
11 0.3%
#5 Texas
10 0.3%
#6 Massachusetts
5 0.2%
#7 Virginia
5 0.2%
New York share of Minna's total US births 10.5%
Even split

332 of 3,151 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Minna? ▼
3,151 babies have been named Minna since 1880. All-time, it sits at #3,498 of 72,339 girls' names by recorded births. In 2025, it ranks #4,661 of 17,297 among girls. The peak year was 1916 with 54 births.
Where does Minna sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Minna ranks #3,498 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,661 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 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 146 years of data through 2025.
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.

What to do with Minna's data

  • Minna's usage has stayed within range of its 1910s decade-level peak (411 total births) through the 2020s (172) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
  • New York records the most Minnas (332 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names

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

Keep exploring Minna

Nearby Names Like Minna

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Minna

Minnie Girl
#3028 159,280 births
Mindy Girl
#2394 42,615 births
Mina Girl
#595 19,267 births
Minerva Girl
#2099 15,823 births
Mindi Girl
4,405 births

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Minna: 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, 1880–2025 (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 Minna 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.