Minna
Girl name · #4661 in 2025 · Very rare
Minna ranks #4661 among American girls' names as of 2025, with 29 newborns given the name that year. A decade ago it stood at #4295, so the name has been falling over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 62,069 girls born in 2025 was named Minna.
Babies named Minna per year. Source: SSA.
The 145-year story
Minna first appears in the Social Security records in 1880, when 17 girls received the name. Its peak came in 1916, when 54 girls were named Minna — good for #928 that year. Today's parents encounter it as a name from their grandparents’ generation, which is precisely the vintage window from which names get revived. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Minna in class?
On our rarity read — which blends how common Minna is today with its five-year momentum — the name reads as "very rare". A high score means genuine rarity — your Minna will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Minna is most common
State-level data for Minna is too sparse in 2025 to rank by rate — in most states its count falls below the SSA's per-state reporting threshold (counts under 5 are withheld).
Names like Minna
Statistically, parents drawn to Minna tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Verena, Maida, Antonina, Alida, and Lavina.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Minna | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 29 | #4661 |
| 2024 | 28 | #4772 |
| 2023 | 20 | #5960 |
| 2022 | 35 | #4108 |
| 2021 | 28 | #4719 |
| 2020 | 32 | #4263 |
| 2019 | 40 | #3718 |
| 2018 | 33 | #4237 |
| 2017 | 37 | #3996 |
| 2016 | 29 | #4734 |
| 2015 | 33 | #4295 |
| 2014 | 25 | #5310 |
| 2013 | 21 | #6017 |
| 2012 | 32 | #4486 |
| 2011 | 28 | #4915 |
| 2010 | 23 | #5771 |
| 2009 | 30 | #4805 |
| 2008 | 27 | #5279 |
| 2007 | 20 | #6552 |
| 2006 | 31 | #4576 |
| 2005 | 25 | #5113 |
| 2004 | 22 | #5555 |
| 2003 | 24 | #5092 |
| 2002 | 22 | #5254 |
| 2001 | 20 | #5570 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Minna a popular girl name?
Minna ranked #4661 among girls in 2025 with 29 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #4295.
When was the name Minna most popular?
Minna peaked in 1916, when 54 American girls received the name (ranked #928 that year). Since 1916 the name has declined from that high.
How rare is the name Minna?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 62,069 newborn American girls was named Minna. On our rarity scale (rarity blended with momentum) we classify it as "very rare".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.