Minna
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- MIN-a
- Origin
- Germanic
- UK rank, 2025
- #2,344 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #4,660 for girls
Minna is a girls' name of Germanic origin. In 2025 it ranked 2,344th for girls in the UK (12 babies) and 4,660th for girls in the US (29 babies).
What does Minna mean?
Germanic: German short form of Wilhelmina
Lessing's 1767 comedy Minna von Barnhelm is named after its heroine.
Is Minna a girl's or a boy's name?
Minna is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 12 girls in the UK and 29 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Minna in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,344among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 12about 1 in 23,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 4% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 12 girls in the UK were named Minna, making it the 2,344th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,766th. Its busiest year was 2000, with 12 girls.
It has been given to more girls each year for the last 4 years. 2025 had more girls named Minna than any year since 2000.
Half of all the girls named Minna in the UK since 1996 were born between 2004 and 2018. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Among girls in 2025, it was 2,276th in England and Wales.
Minna in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 12 | #2,344 |
| 2024 | 9 | #2,832 |
| 2023 | 6 | #3,766 |
| 2022 | 4 | #4,870 |
| 2021 | 3 | #5,824 |
| 2020 | 9 | #2,766 |
| 2019 | 7 | #3,340 |
| 2018 | 10 | #2,631 |
| 2017 | 8 | #3,102 |
| 2016 | 11 | #2,510 |
| 2015 | 6 | #3,777 |
| 2014 | 10 | #2,618 |
| 2013 | 4 | #4,953 |
| 2012 | 7 | #3,471 |
| 2011 | 7 | #3,360 |
| 2010 | 7 | #3,308 |
| 2009 | 4 | #4,795 |
| 2008 | 11 | #2,286 |
| 2007 | 8 | #2,790 |
| 2006 | 9 | #2,451 |
| 2005 | 4 | #4,150 |
| 2004 | 9 | #2,226 |
| 2003 | 9 | #2,109 |
| 2002 | 8 | #2,231 |
| 2001 | 5 | #2,928 |
| 2000 | 12 | #1,593 |
| 1999 | 9 | #1,921 |
| 1998 | 7 | #2,304 |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 4 | #3,289 |
How popular is Minna in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #4,660among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 29about 1 in 55,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 27% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 29 girls in the US were named Minna, making it the 4,660th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,261st. Its busiest year was 1916, with 54 girls.
Half of all the girls named Minna in the US since 1880 were born between 1907 and 1997. It was already well used in 1880, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Minna in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 29 | #4,660 |
| 2024 | 28 | #4,770 |
| 2023 | 20 | #5,955 |
| 2022 | 35 | #4,106 |
| 2021 | 28 | #4,715 |
| 2020 | 32 | #4,261 |
| 2019 | 40 | #3,717 |
| 2018 | 33 | #4,236 |
| 2017 | 37 | #3,995 |
| 2016 | 29 | #4,733 |
| 2015 | 33 | #4,294 |
| 2014 | 25 | #5,308 |
| 2013 | 21 | #6,014 |
| 2012 | 32 | #4,484 |
| 2011 | 28 | #4,913 |
| 2010 | 23 | #5,769 |
| 2009 | 30 | #4,804 |
| 2008 | 27 | #5,277 |
| 2007 | 20 | #6,548 |
| 2006 | 31 | #4,575 |
| 2005 | 25 | #5,109 |
| 2004 | 22 | #5,551 |
| 2003 | 24 | #5,087 |
| 2002 | 22 | #5,250 |
| 2001 | 20 | #5,565 |
| 2000 | 18 | #5,932 |
| 1999 | 22 | #4,864 |
| 1998 | 27 | #4,139 |
| 1997 | 28 | #3,894 |
| 1996 | 17 | #5,526 |
| 1995 | 22 | #4,513 |
| 1994 | 21 | #4,682 |
| 1993 | 24 | #4,252 |
| 1992 | 17 | #5,477 |
| 1991 | 28 | #3,716 |
| 1990 | 18 | #5,055 |
| 1989 | 17 | #5,043 |
| 1988 | 20 | #4,303 |
| 1987 | 22 | #3,854 |
| 1986 | 10 | #6,609 |
| 1985 | 10 | #6,455 |
| 1984 | 12 | #5,538 |
| 1983 | 16 | #4,475 |
| 1982 | 20 | #3,897 |
| 1981 | 20 | #3,858 |
| 1980 | 14 | #4,977 |
| 1979 | 10 | #6,188 |
| 1978 | 12 | #5,214 |
| 1977 | 8 | #6,890 |
| 1976 | 22 | #3,187 |
| 1975 | 12 | #4,852 |
| 1974 | 16 | #3,862 |
| 1973 | 15 | #3,970 |
| 1972 | 11 | #4,792 |
| 1971 | 16 | #3,787 |
| 1970 | 13 | #4,245 |
| 1969 | 9 | #5,056 |
| 1968 | 10 | #4,488 |
| 1967 | 8 | #4,981 |
| 1966 | 5 | #6,563 |
| 1965 | 5 | #6,538 |
| 1964 | 5 | #6,766 |
| 1963 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 9 | #4,436 |
| 1959 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 8 | #4,519 |
| 1957 | 11 | #3,695 |
| 1956 | 9 | #4,160 |
| 1955 | 12 | #3,376 |
| 1954 | 11 | #3,489 |
| 1953 | 7 | #4,594 |
| 1952 | 9 | #3,795 |
| 1951 | 5 | #5,413 |
| 1950 | 14 | #2,780 |
| 1949 | 10 | #3,392 |
| 1948 | 13 | #2,827 |
| 1947 | 18 | #2,353 |
| 1946 | 15 | #2,481 |
| 1945 | 7 | #3,674 |
| 1944 | 14 | #2,400 |
| 1943 | 9 | #3,248 |
| 1942 | 22 | #1,803 |
| 1941 | 14 | #2,271 |
| 1940 | 14 | #2,202 |
| 1939 | 18 | #1,881 |
| 1938 | 21 | #1,703 |
| 1937 | 10 | #2,734 |
| 1936 | 8 | #3,101 |
| 1935 | 18 | #1,845 |
| 1934 | 13 | #2,288 |
| 1933 | 13 | #2,274 |
| 1932 | 7 | #3,566 |
| 1931 | 11 | #2,579 |
| 1930 | 15 | #2,201 |
| 1929 | 19 | #1,891 |
| 1928 | 14 | #2,380 |
| 1927 | 20 | #1,934 |
| 1926 | 23 | #1,771 |
| 1925 | 17 | #2,190 |
| 1924 | 29 | #1,566 |
| 1923 | 23 | #1,782 |
| 1922 | 35 | #1,342 |
| 1921 | 24 | #1,765 |
| 1920 | 22 | #1,816 |
| 1919 | 37 | #1,242 |
| 1918 | 34 | #1,299 |
| 1917 | 49 | #1,002 |
| 1916 | 54 | #928 |
| 1915 | 47 | #968 |
| 1914 | 51 | #817 |
| 1913 | 44 | #795 |
| 1912 | 30 | #919 |
| 1911 | 32 | #766 |
| 1910 | 33 | #737 |
| 1909 | 42 | #594 |
| 1908 | 32 | #678 |
| 1907 | 34 | #637 |
| 1906 | 24 | #742 |
| 1905 | 30 | #642 |
| 1904 | 26 | #682 |
| 1903 | 20 | #760 |
| 1902 | 25 | #667 |
| 1901 | 23 | #659 |
| 1900 | 39 | #543 |
| 1899 | 27 | #593 |
| 1898 | 33 | #555 |
| 1897 | 42 | #453 |
| 1896 | 32 | #528 |
| 1895 | 48 | #404 |
| 1894 | 34 | #487 |
| 1893 | 43 | #408 |
| 1892 | 33 | #471 |
| 1891 | 36 | #413 |
| 1890 | 34 | #435 |
| 1889 | 43 | #368 |
| 1888 | 31 | #443 |
| 1887 | 32 | #378 |
| 1886 | 18 | #528 |
| 1885 | 20 | #470 |
| 1884 | 19 | #463 |
| 1883 | 7 | #754 |
| 1882 | 21 | #389 |
| 1881 | 10 | #539 |
| 1880 | 17 | #403 |
Nicknames for Minna
- Minnie 99 girls in the UK in 2025
Names like Minna
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Matilda Ada Ella Millie Etta Mina Lottie Emma Eva Clara Mabel Cora
Names related to Minna
More Germanic names
Amelia Liam Henry Charlotte William Archie Charlie Freddie Harry Albie Louie Miles Alice Myles Charles Avery
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Minna: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/minna, updated 20 October 2026.