Mina
Pronounced M IH1 N AH0 (ARPABET)
- 2 syllables
- Peaked 2023
- 145 years in use
- 1 spelling
How popular is Mina?
Mina is a girls' name, and has been in the record since the data starts in 1880. It has been given to 21,088 children — the 924th most common girls' name on record.
It is gaining, with the past decade running 32% ahead of the one before it. Its best single year was 2023, when 525 children were given it.
Mena is counted with it here, since the two are pronounced identically.
Spelling variants
These spellings sound identical to Mina and are counted together with it, which is why the totals here are higher than a single-spelling count.
- Mena
Characteristics
- 2 syllables
Phonetic detail
- Pronunciations:
- M IH1 N AH0 · M IY1 N AH0
- Stress pattern:
- 10 · 10
- Syllables:
- 2
Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.
Names like Mina
Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.
Sibling names for Mina
Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.
Frequently asked questions
- How popular is the name Mina?
- Mina ranks 924th among girls' names in US records, with 21,088 births since 1880. Over the past decade it accounts for 4,745.
- Is Mina a unisex name?
- No. Mina is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
- When was Mina most popular?
- 2023, when 525 children were given the name. It has been in use for 145 years and is still recorded as of 2024.
- How else is Mina spelled?
- Mena. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.