Minnah
Girl · MIN-ah · Arabic
Minnah is a girls' name of Arabic origin, meaning “favour, gift”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Minnah mean?
Arabic: from minna 'favour, gift'
“favour, gift”
Also used as a spelling of Minna, the German pet form of Wilhelmina.
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- MIN-ah
Is Minnah a girl's or a boy's name?
Minnah is a girls' name.
How popular is Minnah in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2016, with 19 girls.
Half of all the girls named Minnah in the UK since 1996 were born between 2012 and 2018, the years shaded on the chart below.
Minnah in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 6 | #3,728 |
| 2021 | 6 | #3,697 |
| 2020 | 3 | #5,734 |
| 2019 | 10 | #2,590 |
| 2018 | 8 | #3,068 |
| 2017 | 12 | #2,336 |
| 2016 | 19 | #1,724 |
| 2015 | 14 | #2,085 |
| 2014 | 8 | #3,031 |
| 2013 | 8 | #3,060 |
| 2012 | 11 | #2,463 |
| 2011 | 7 | #3,360 |
| 2010 | 3 | #5,938 |
| 2009 | 4 | #4,795 |
| 2008 | 5 | #4,065 |
| 2007 | 4 | #4,494 |
| 2006 | 1 | #6,685 |
| 2005 | 1 | #6,340 |
How popular is Minnah in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2016, with 23 girls. It first appears in the records in 2000.
Half of all the girls named Minnah in the US since 1880 were born between 2008 and 2017, the years shaded on the chart below.
Minnah in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 8 | #11,141 |
| 2020 | 8 | #11,085 |
| 2019 | 17 | #6,694 |
| 2018 | 13 | #8,142 |
| 2017 | 18 | #6,527 |
| 2016 | 23 | #5,620 |
| 2015 | 15 | #7,610 |
| 2014 | 18 | #6,711 |
| 2013 | 15 | #7,744 |
| 2012 | 10 | #10,424 |
| 2011 | 9 | #11,175 |
| 2010 | 8 | #12,270 |
| 2009 | 11 | #9,971 |
| 2008 | 8 | #12,574 |
| 2007 | 11 | #10,125 |
| 2006 | 11 | #9,897 |
| 2005 | 10 | #10,123 |
| 2004 | 6 | #14,172 |
| 2003 | 8 | #11,319 |
| 2002 | 5 | #15,426 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 5 | #15,024 |
Names like Minnah
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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