Minha

Minha was the #1,769 girls' name in the US in 2025 (114 babies), and #318 in England & Wales and #767 in Canada.

Minha as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Minha as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.250.50.75118801900192019401960198020002020England & WalesScotlandCanadaIrelandUS
Minha as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, 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 & WalesScotlandIrelandCanada
2025#1,769 (114)#318 (137)#539 (5)#718 (4)#767 (38)
2024#1,823 (110)#261 (184)#541 (5)#898 (3)#544 (55)
2023#2,176 (87)#389 (106)#630 (4)#364 (10)#673 (42)
2022#2,068 (93)#395 (107)#625 (4)#559 (6)#679 (41)
2021#2,131 (88)#544 (74)#792 (3)#517 (7)#997 (27)
2020#2,779 (59)#792 (46)——#901 (30)
2019#3,002 (54)#1,292 (25)#765 (3)—#1,032 (25)
2018#3,438 (45)#1,393 (23)——#1,301 (18)
2017#4,384 (32)#1,371 (24)——#1,784 (12)
2016#3,849 (39)#1,416 (23)—#868 (3)#2,040 (10)
2015#4,853 (28)#1,783 (16)——#2,179 (9)
2014#7,302 (16)#2,058 (13)——#3,316 (5)
2013#9,036 (12)#2,062 (13)———
2012#8,208 (14)#3,681 (6)———
2011#9,723 (11)#4,049 (5)———

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2025 at #1,769.
  • Rising over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1997.

How common is it?

about 1 in 14,000 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 14,000rare
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 1,800uncommon
ScotlandGirls2025about 1 in 3,600uncommon
IrelandGirls2025about 1 in 5,300uncommon
CanadaGirls2025about 1 in 3,900uncommon

Next year

On its recent trend, Minha is likely to keep rising in the US in 2026: about 1 in 13,000 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 12,000 to 1 in 15,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Minha by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: #797ILMichigan: #1,210MINew York: #731NYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: #1,392PANew Jersey: #1,036NJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #2,093CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: #1,180VAMaryland: #651MDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth 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: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #1,460TXFlorida: fewer than 5 babiesFL
Minha (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
Ontario2024#40831

Minha (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
MinhaCanadaGirls#76738
MinhaEngland & WalesGirls#318137
MinhaIrelandGirls#7184
MinhaNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
MinhaScotlandGirls#5395
MinhaUSGirls#1,769114