Minerva
Minerva was the 2112th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 89 babies. Its best year was 1880, when it ranked 194th; the most babies were born in 1955 (221). Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,130 places. More babies were named Minerva in the 1950s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,112 girls, up 407 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 89girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1955221 babies
- Total since 1880
- 15,823babies recorded
Minerva popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,112 | 89 |
| 2020 | #2,519 | 69 |
| 2010 | #4,086 | 37 |
| 2000 | #2,847 | 51 |
| 1990 | #1,653 | 90 |
| 1980 | #1,314 | 97 |
| 1970 | #987 | 127 |
| 1960 | #712 | 206 |
| 1950 | #716 | 144 |
| 1940 | #678 | 105 |
| 1930 | #543 | 157 |
| 1920 | #479 | 204 |
| 1910 | #396 | 100 |
| 1900 | #336 | 101 |
| 1890 | #267 | 89 |
| 1880 | #194 | 63 |
How popular is Minerva, counting every spelling?
Minerva has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Minerva?
89 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Minerva (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Minerva born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 94 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Minerva.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Minerva?
About 8,000 people born in the US named Minerva are alive today, with a median age of 56; half are between 33 and 70. That makes Minerva a name most people associate with older generations. The wide spread shows a name popular in two different eras.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Minerva by state
How common Minerva was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in California (1.6×). In 43 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
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Questions about the name Minerva
How popular is the name Minerva?
Minerva was the 2112th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 89 babies. Its best year was 1880, when it ranked 194th; the most babies were born in 1955 (221). Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,130 places. More babies were named Minerva in the 1950s than in any other decade.
Is Minerva a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Minerva in the US.
Where is Minerva most popular?
In 2021–2025, Minerva was most common in Arizona (0.09 per 1,000 girls), followed by California and Texas.