Minerva Girl
How popular is Minerva?
#2,099 girl name in 2025
89 baby girls were named Minerva in the US in 2025, making it the 2099th most popular girl name.
8,252living people named Minerva (est.)
57median age of people named Minerva
15,823babies named Minerva since 1880
1 in 37,251US babies born in 2025
Minerva popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | #2,099 for girls (▲ 335 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 89 girls |
| 10-year trend | Rising fast (+75% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #3,211 in 2015, #2,500 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1955 (221 girls) |
| Highest rank | #193 in 1880 |
| First recorded | 1880 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 0% boys, 100% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.1% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Where Minerva is most popular
Babies named Minerva per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
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- Arizona: 0.1 per 1,000 (12 girls)
- California: 0.1 per 1,000 (68 girls)
- Texas: 0.1 per 1,000 (44 girls)
- Illinois: 0.0 per 1,000 (10 girls)
- Michigan: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 girls)
Minerva by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 661 | #193 |
| 1890s | 781 | #265 |
| 1900s | 828 | #331 |
| 1910s | 1,591 | #381 |
| 1920s | 1,738 | #477 |
| 1930s | 1,248 | #537 |
| 1940s | 1,337 | #590 |
| 1950s | 1,874 | #623 |
| 1960s | 1,585 | #708 |
| 1970s | 1,070 | #947 |
| 1980s | 837 | #1,181 |
| 1990s | 669 | #1,640 |
| 2000s | 555 | #2,568 |
| 2010s | 557 | #2,193 |
| 2020s | 492 | #2,076 |
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Questions
- Is Minerva a boy or girl name?
- Minerva is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Minerva were girls.
- How popular is the name Minerva?
- 89 baby girls were named Minerva in the US in 2025, making it the 2099th most popular girl name.
- When was Minerva most popular?
- Minerva peaked in 1955, when 221 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #193 in 1880.
- How many people are named Minerva?
- 15,823 babies have been named Minerva in the US since 1880. We estimate about 8,252 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 57.
- Where is Minerva most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Minerva was most common in Arizona, at 0.1 of every 1,000 girls born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.