Fun Facts About the Name Minah
- 293 babies named Minah: U.S. records list 293 babies given the name Minah from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Minah Mean?
Minah is usually a spelling variant of Mina, a name that grew from more than one independent source. In Persian, minā (مینا) means "enamel" or "glaze" - the blue glass used to decorate pottery - and poets also used the word for the sky or for a flower. In Arabic, Minā (مِنى) is the name of the valley near Mecca where pilgrims stay during the Hajj, and it is also given to girls; it is a different word from munā (منى), which means "wishes." In Korean, Minah is a romanization of two syllables (민아), and the meaning depends on the hanja a family chooses, so a combination such as 敏 ("clever") with 雅 ("elegant") is possible but not fixed. In English, Mina also serves as a short form of longer Germanic names, especially Wilhelmina.
Minah Name History & Origins
Mina shows up in several unrelated traditions rather than one line of descent. In Egypt and the eastern Mediterranean, a martyr of the third or fourth century is honored as Menas or Mina, a name of Greek origin; the Coptic monastery named for him stands in the desert west of Alexandria. In the Islamic world, Minā is the site near Mecca associated with the Hajj, and the word has long been used as a personal name in Arabic-speaking regions. In Iran and South Asia, Mīnā has been a girl's name drawn from the Persian word for enamel, where the glaze of a pottery vessel suggested brightness and color. In Europe, Mina appeared as a familiar short form of Germanic names such as Wilhelmina; Bram Stoker's Dracula (1897) gives the character Wilhelmina "Mina" Murray, which shows the pattern already in use rather than starting it. The spelling with a final h is one English variant; in Korean romanization, 민아 is commonly written Minah, where the h marks the break between the two vowel sounds.
How Popular is the Name Minah?
Minah has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2013. Its best rank was #6,406 in 2013.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #8,697 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2024 | #7,125 | 16 | 0.0010% |
| 2023 | #7,917 | 14 | 0.0009% |
| 2022 | #11,892 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2021 | #9,364 | 11 | 0.0007% |
| 2020 | #16,734 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2019 | #15,007 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 2018 | #9,614 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2017 | #9,169 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2016 | #12,519 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2015 | #6,640 | 19 | 0.0011% |
| 2014 | #12,718 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2013 | #6,406 | 20 | 0.0011% |
| 2012 | #9,531 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2011 | #8,999 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2010 | #8,172 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 2009 | #7,254 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 2008 | #9,342 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2007 | #13,511 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2006 | #14,627 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2005 | #18,298 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2004 | #11,327 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2003 | #11,020 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2002 | #14,816 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2001 | #13,004 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2000 | #10,457 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1999 | #16,054 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1997 | #11,673 | 7 | 0.0004% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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How the Name Minah Shapes Your Personality and Life?
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