Minna comes from the Germanic tradition, meaning Love, tender affection.
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How popular is Minna?
1916peak year
Minna has settled into a steady rhythm — neither rising sharply nor fading, holding a consistent place in U.S. birth records. It currently ranks well outside the top 1,000 (around #4553), with about 32 babies named Minna each year. In 1916, 54 babies received the name (ranked #937). Total registrations across all years since 1880: roughly 3,122.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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