girl's name
Minerve
- Gender Girl
- Letters 7
- Births on record 55
Minerve is a girl's name. In 1974 it was given to 5 babies in France. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
- Peaked in France in 1910, when 5 babies were given the name.
- It has largely dropped out of use in France.
- First appears in birth records in 1910.
Minerve over time
Births per decade in France, 1910s to 1970s. The striped bar is the 1970s, still in progress — it covers 1970 to 1974, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1910s | 10 |
| 1920s | 5 |
| 1940s | 5 |
| 1950s | 15 |
| 1960s | 10 |
| 1970s (to 1974) | 10 |
How popular is Minerve?
In 1974, Minerve was given to 5 babies in France. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
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 Minerve
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
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Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Minerve over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Minerve
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Minerve — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Minerve
Is Minerve a girl's or a boy's name?
Minerve is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Minerve most popular?
Minerve peaked in 1910, when 5 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.