NameTides

Mina

Mina was the #595 girls' name in the US in 2025 (491 babies), and #408 in England & Wales and #484 in Canada.

Mina as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Mina as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.250.50.75118801900192019401960198020002020CanadaNorthern IrelandEngland & WalesUSScotland
Mina as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.250.50.7511880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanada
2025#595 (491)#408 (100)#632 (4)#397 (3)—#484 (63)
2024#609 (494)#493 (80)#384 (8)—#898 (3)#576 (51)
2023#586 (512)#498 (79)#540 (5)—#727 (4)#371 (80)
2022#611 (488)#562 (69)#760 (3)——#508 (57)
2021#590 (507)#634 (61)——#883 (3)#484 (61)
2020#661 (435)#550 (72)#429 (7)——#484 (62)
2019#680 (427)#574 (70)#650 (4)—#716 (4)#557 (56)
2018#625 (480)#478 (90)#809 (3)—#896 (3)#564 (55)
2017#703 (411)#533 (81)#666 (4)—#651 (5)#680 (43)
2016#741 (384)#681 (61)#383 (9)—#585 (6)#702 (42)
2015#763 (370)#787 (49)——#751 (4)#553 (55)
2014#688 (412)#606 (68)#681 (4)—#876 (3)#520 (60)
2013#750 (361)#733 (54)———#609 (48)
2012#839 (318)#722 (56)———#646 (45)
2011#808 (333)#959 (37)——#937 (3)#625 (46)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1880 at #175.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • In the US records since the data begins in 1880.
  • A comeback: it faded for decades and is rising again.

How common is it?

about 1 in 3,300 baby girls in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USGirls2025about 1 in 3,300uncommon
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 2,500uncommon
ScotlandGirls2025about 1 in 4,500uncommon
Northern IrelandGirls2025about 1 in 2,400uncommon
CanadaGirls2025about 1 in 2,400uncommon

Next year

On its recent trend, Mina is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 3,300 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 3,100 to 1 in 3,400.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Mina by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: #791WIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: #414WAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: #397MNIllinois: #541ILMichigan: #553MINew York: #350NYMassachusetts: #481MAOregon: #273ORNevada: #508NVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: #565IAIndiana: #721INOhio: #622OHPennsylvania: #414PANew Jersey: #572NJConnecticut: #459CTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #381CAUtah: #490UTColorado: #634CONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: #520VAMaryland: #731MDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: #1,040AZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: #1,127TNNorth Carolina: #684NCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: #676GAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #624TXFlorida: #735FL
Mina (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Across Canada

ProvinceYearRankBabies
Quebec2025#38513
Ontario2024#67518

Mina (girls): rank in each province’s latest list. Only Quebec and Ontario publish full name lists; Ontario’s latest list is a year behind.

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
MinaCanadaGirls#48463
MinaCanadaBoys—too few
MinaEngland & WalesGirls#408100
MinaEngland & WalesBoys—too few
MinaIrelandGirls—too few
MinaNorthern IrelandGirls#3973
MinaScotlandGirls#6324
MinaUSGirls#595491
MinaUSBoys#5,86115