Minna

Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Meaning

Minna is a feminine name of Germanic origin, meaning courtly love, and is also a diminutive of Wilhelmina. It is now particularly known in Finland and Sweden.

From Wikipedia

Minna first appears in the data in 1880 and has been recorded in 141 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 1916 with 54 babies (rank #937 that year). In 2024 it was given to 28 girls (rank #4,834). The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Minna

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Minna yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

6Destiny numberThe carerNurturing, responsible, family at the centre.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
1Soul urgeThe leaderIndependent, pioneering, drawn to going first.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
5PersonalityThe free spiritCurious, restless, energised by change.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

3,122

Total babies (all years)

141

Years in the data

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

Famous people named Minna

Minna Canthshort story writer · b. 1844

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1880	17	#413
1881	10	#570
1882	21	#398
1883	7	#796
1884	19	#473
1885	20	#481
1886	18	#535
1887	32	#387
1888	31	#448
1889	43	#369
1890	34	#440
1891	36	#419
1892	33	#476
1893	43	#411
1894	34	#489
1895	48	#408
1896	32	#533
1897	42	#456
1898	33	#567
1899	27	#604
1900	39	#552
1901	23	#678
1902	25	#684
1903	20	#782
1904	26	#696
1905	30	#651
1906	24	#760
1907	34	#645
1908	32	#690
1909	42	#604
1910	33	#749
1911	32	#773
1912	30	#932
1913	44	#800
1914	51	#823
1915	47	#976
1916	54	#937
1917	49	#1,009
1918	34	#1,321
1919	37	#1,262
1920	22	#1,869
1921	24	#1,807
1922	35	#1,354
1923	23	#1,812
1924	29	#1,594
1925	17	#2,256
1926	23	#1,812
1927	20	#1,995
1928	14	#2,471
1929	19	#1,935
1930	15	#2,269
1931	11	#2,704
1932	7	#3,808
1933	13	#2,366
1934	13	#2,391
1935	18	#1,893
1936	8	#3,303
1937	10	#2,878
1938	21	#1,739
1939	18	#1,934
1940	14	#2,270
1941	14	#2,347
1942	22	#1,849
1943	9	#3,413
1944	14	#2,480
1945	7	#3,913
1946	15	#2,560
1947	18	#2,420
1948	13	#2,925
1949	10	#3,547
1950	14	#2,860
1951	5	#5,969
1952	9	#4,026
1953	7	#4,890
1954	11	#3,636
1955	12	#3,515
1956	9	#4,369
1957	11	#3,862
1958	8	#4,776
1960	9	#4,667
1964	5	#7,461
1965	5	#7,197
1966	5	#7,278
1967	8	#5,289
1968	10	#4,679
1969	9	#5,324
1970	13	#4,409
1971	16	#3,889
1972	11	#4,991
1973	15	#4,096
1974	16	#3,971
1975	12	#5,051
1976	22	#3,248
1977	8	#7,315
1978	12	#5,430
1979	10	#6,521
1980	14	#5,140
1981	20	#3,954
1982	20	#3,977
1983	16	#4,612
1984	12	#5,763
1985	10	#6,778
1986	10	#6,938
1987	22	#3,935
1988	20	#4,429
1989	17	#5,206
1990	18	#5,207
1991	28	#3,784
1992	17	#5,641
1993	24	#4,337
1994	21	#4,789
1995	22	#4,632
1996	17	#5,694
1997	28	#3,973
1998	27	#4,203
1999	22	#4,980
2000	18	#6,143
2001	20	#5,746
2002	22	#5,396
2003	24	#5,195
2004	22	#5,694
2005	25	#5,208
2006	31	#4,652
2007	20	#6,737
2008	27	#5,393
2009	30	#4,898
2010	23	#5,906
2011	28	#5,013
2012	32	#4,570
2013	21	#6,180
2014	25	#5,416
2015	33	#4,369
2016	29	#4,805
2017	37	#4,048
2018	33	#4,309
2019	40	#3,764
2020	32	#4,332
2021	28	#4,800
2022	35	#4,171
2023	20	#6,096
2024	28	#4,834