girl's name

Mima

  • Origin Japanese
  • Gender Girl
  • Letters 4
  • Births on record 740

Mima is a girl's name. In 2022 it was given to 7 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Mima is a name of Japanese origin.
  • Peaked in 1935, when 25 babies were given the name.
  • Its usage has held steady over the past decade.

Mima over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1880s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2022, not a full ten years.

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'80 '90 '00 '10 '20 '30 '40 '50 '60 '70 '90 '10 '20
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Births named Mima by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1880s 80
1890s 101
1900s 75
1910s 112
1920s 114
1930s 113
1940s 48
1950s 29
1960s 16
1970s 13
1990s 5
2010s 19
2020s (to 2022) 12

How popular is Mima?

In 2022, Mima was given to 7 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Mima is used

England & Wales #6,247 3 in 2021
United States #12,312 7 in 2022

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Mima

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Mima also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Mima over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Mima

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Mima — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Mima

How popular is the name Mima?

In 2022, Mima was given to 7 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Mima a girl's or a boy's name?

Mima is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

When was Mima most popular?

Mima peaked in 1935, when 25 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.