Mina

Meaning and origin of Mina

Popularity of Mina in France since 1986

• It peaked in 2019.
• Over recent years, Mina has been stable (−2.3% a year).
• In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Mina every 16 schools, all spellings combined.

Mina in English-speaking countries

• British Columbia (Canada)BC Vital Statistics · 2021-23

  320^th girls’ name32 babies in 3 years1 girl in 1,241

• Ontario (Canada)ServiceOntario · 2022-24

  426^th girls’ name85 babies in 3 years1 girl in 1,818+3.1% a year

• England and WalesONS · 2023-25

  471^st girls’ name259 babies in 3 years1 girl in 2,965+4% a year

• ScotlandNRS · 2023-25

  487^th girls’ name17 babies in 3 years1 girl in 3,199

• United StatesSSA · 2023-25

  602^nd girls’ name1,497 babies in 3 years1 girl in 3,228+2.9% a year

• New ZealandDIA · 2023-25

  471^st girls’ name12 babies in 3 years1 girl in 3,499

• IrelandCSO · 2023-25

  914^th girls’ name7 babies in 3 years1 girl in 9,264

Rarely or never given (below the publication threshold): Northern Ireland.

Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. Counted as written: other spellings are counted apart.

Same sound, other spellings

• Minha (in French)25
• Myna (in French)20
• Minna10

Births 2023–2025. At school they sound the same: this total tells you whether your child is likely to share the name.

Names similar to Mina

• Mahaut
• Fanta
• Astrid
• Charlize
• Carla
• Charline
• Anouk
• Ada
• Mathilde
• Bertille
• Mahault
• Eline

See also

• →French names of Germanic origin