Mina
Mina is a given name with a variety of origins.
- English
- Dutch
- Hindi
- Marathi
Meaning & Origin of Mina
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Mina is a given name with a variety of origins.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
- Dutch
- Hindi
- Marathi
- Tamil
- Persian
- Pashto
The Story of Mina
American parents first put Mina on the record books as a baby girl name in 1880, with 73 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2026, when 515 Minas were born — ranking #588 that year. As of 2026, Mina ranks #588 for baby girls with 515 births, gradually rising (+11%). All told, over 20K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1880s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Mina
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Mina. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Names that sound like Mina
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About the name Mina
Mina is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1880 and has accumulated 20K births in the dataset. Mina's peak popularity came in 2026 when it ranked #175. Use the chart and map above to compare Mina's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.