girl's name
Minata
- Gender Girl
- Letters 6
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 170
Minata is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 5 babies in France. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in France in 2008, when 10 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade in France.
- Today about 1 in 117,911 babies in France is given this name.
- First appears in birth records in 1982.
Minata over time
Births per decade in France, 1980s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1980s | 25 |
| 1990s | 25 |
| 2000s | 35 |
| 2010s | 45 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 40 |
How popular is Minata?
In 2025, Minata was given to 5 babies in France. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
French counts are rounded to the nearest five and nothing below five is published, so these figures show the shape of the name's use rather than an exact tally. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Minata
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Minata also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Minata over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Minata
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Minata — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Minata
Is Minata a girl's or a boy's name?
Minata is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Minata most popular?
Minata peaked in 2008, when 10 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Minata a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Minata currently ranks #3,640 in France. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.