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Mina

/ˈminə/ · 97% girls · #597 in the US for girls, 2025

Mina has been given to about 19,939 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2021, which makes it a current name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈminə/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 14,148
Median age today17 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Mina per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceNorwayeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2021 · 523
  • Born in 2025506
  • All time19,939
  • England & Wales, 2025#409 · 100

How popular is Mina?

Mina ranks 597th among American girls in 2025, with 506 born that year. Its best year was 2021, when 523 babies were given the name, ranking 591st. The typical living American called Mina is about 17 years old today. It is relatively most common in Oregon, where it accounts for 0.05% of births.

Names that sound like Mina

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Mirna0.85
  2. Tina0.81
  3. Gina0.81
  4. Nina0.81
  5. Ina0.81
  6. Dina0.81
  7. Lina0.81
  8. Vina0.81

Middle names for Mina

Ranked by flow score
  1. Mina Josephine0.84
  2. Mina Rose0.83
  3. Mina Louise0.83
  4. Mina June0.82
  5. Mina Pearl0.82
  6. Mina Quinn0.82

Sibling names for Mina

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Aldenbrother · 0.98
  2. Augustusbrother · 0.98
  3. Asabrother · 0.98
  4. Amaliasister · 0.96
  5. Rheasister · 0.96
  6. Layneeither · 0.95

Where Mina is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Oregon0.05%
  2. New York0.03%
  3. Minnesota0.03%
  4. Washington0.03%
  5. Pennsylvania0.03%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Mina White0.78
  2. Mina Reyes0.78
  3. Mina Nguyen0.78
  4. Mina Lee0.78
  5. Mina Hill0.78
  6. Mina Green0.78

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Mina

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025
  5. Norway1945–2025
  6. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Mina across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.