Recorded 1905–1944 Girls' name Peak 1920 129 births

Minola — girls' name

129 babies named Minola in U.S. Social Security records since 1905, with the highest year being 1920. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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1920s
Peak decade

58% of everyone ever named Minola was born in this single decade.

1920
Single peak year

14 babies were named Minola in 1920 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Minola

The Social Security Administration has registered 129 babies named Minola between 1905 and 1944, spanning 40 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Minola currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1944. The name reached its historical peak in 1920, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Minola performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 75 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Minola shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Minola 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 129 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.

Minola at a glance

Last recorded 1944

Total births

129

Since 1905

40 years of records

Peak year

1920

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1944

Active since

1905

Recorded for 40 years

Last year on file: 1944

Minola popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1944–1905

Last recorded 1944
Peak year (1920)
14
Annual births at peak — across 40 years of records
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Minola by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
75 births that decade — 58% of Minola's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Minola?
129 babies have been named Minola since 1905. It was last recorded in 1944. The peak year was 1920 with 14 births.
When was Minola most popular?
Minola was most popular in the 1920s decade with 75 total births. The single peak year was 1920.
How long has the name Minola been used?
Minola has been recorded in Social Security data since 1905, spanning 40 years of data through 1944.
What names are similar to Minola?
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.

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, 1905–1944 (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.