girl's name
Minka
- Gender Girl
- Letters 5
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 503
Minka is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 20 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 2012, when 43 babies were given the name.
- Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 165,782 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1966.
Minka over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1960s 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 |
|---|---|
| 1960s | 18 |
| 1970s | 12 |
| 1980s | 9 |
| 1990s | 5 |
| 2000s | 39 |
| 2010s | 277 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 126 |
How popular is Minka?
In 2025, Minka was given to 20 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Minka is used
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 Minka
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Minka also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Minka over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Minka
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Minka — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Minka
How popular is the name Minka?
In 2025, Minka was given to 20 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Minka a girl's or a boy's name?
Minka is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Minka most popular?
Minka peaked in 2012, when 43 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
Is Minka a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Minka currently ranks #6,083 in the United States. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.