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“Borrowed across traditions — Wilhelmina short form, Arabic, or Sanskrit Mīnā” — Arabic or Sanskrit (borrowed given name) origin
Girl's name · #597 in the US (2025) · Comeback
Mina was #175 in 1880, slipped to #2337 by 1978, and has climbed back to #597 today. About 19,000 girls have carried it since 1880. In all that time it has never once missed a year of the national records. Minnie is a short form of Mina.
Around the world: #65 in Norway (2025) · #86 in Slovenia (2025).
Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 31 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.
Among 508 notable people named Mina:
Entertainers appear 2.49× more often than among typical names — e.g. Mina, Italian singer (born 1940).
Similar names: Nellie · Minnie · Lina · Ila · Rina · Amina
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