Minal comes from the Modern American tradition, meaning Precious gem or achievement in Sanskrit..
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How popular is Minal?
2023peak year
Today, Minal is rarely chosen — ranked well outside the top 1,000 (around #12248), with only about 8 babies given the name per year. But it wasn't always this way. At its peak in 2023, 15 babies were given the name (ranked #7523 nationally). Its strongest stretch was the 2010s. Minal has been trending upward in recent years. In all, around 200 babies have been registered as Minal since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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