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Mina

Mina: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“resolute protection”
Origin
Germanic
Say it
MEE-nuh · 2 syllables
Used for
Girls (97% of all uses)

Often a short form of Germanic names ending in -mina or -mund, especially Wilhelmina, and sometimes linked to protective elements. It also occurs independently in several cultures, so usage is mixed.

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How popular is Mina?

2024152 per million US babies
1880192019602000
Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

Babies named Mina in 2024506

2024 rank#607 girls

Peak year1891

Total US babies since 188019,429

Mina is rising: use over the last five years is 1.5× what it was a decade earlier.

Names like Mina

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • Emmawhole, universal · Germanic
  • Ameliawork · Germanic
  • Ellaall, completely · Germanic
  • Alicenoble type · Germanic
  • Adelinenoble · Germanic
  • Emeryindustrious ruler · Germanic
  • Milliegentle strength · Germanic
  • Aubreyelf ruler · Germanic

Mina questions

What does the name Mina mean?

Mina means "resolute protection". It comes from Germanic. Often a short form of Germanic names ending in -mina or -mund, especially Wilhelmina, and sometimes linked to protective elements. It also occurs independently in several cultures, so usage is mixed.

Is Mina a boy or girl name?

Mina is mainly a girl's name in US records (97% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Mina?

506 US babies were named Mina in 2024. Its peak year was 1891.

How do you pronounce Mina?

Mina is usually pronounced MEE-nuh.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.