Mina
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Mina is a German name meaning “love” or “tender affection,” and is a character in Dracula. Mina began as a short form of names like Wilhelmina, and it is so cute and current that many parents skip the long form. Mina also means “Pisces” in Hindi, “south” in Japanese, and “first daughter” in Sioux.
Sources: 10,000 Baby Names, Baby Names (Laura Emerson), Baby Names Made Easy, Numerology for Baby Names, 1,107 Baby Names That Stand the Test of Time, The Everything Baby Names Book, Baby Names Your Child Can Live With
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Usage of Mina in different languages / cultures
The list below was created by gathering names from various sources for different languages, and then matching Mina against each list of names.
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Note: In some cases it is possible for the check mark to be missing even if Mina is used in a particular country, as almost no source name list has 100% coverage.
Mina in official name statistics
United States
In 2025, 491 girls were named Mina, making it the #595 girls' name in the US. Since 1880, 19,267 girls have been named Mina, with the most (512) in 2023. It is most common, relative to births, in Oregon, New York and Minnesota.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2025. Names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year are not listed.
Other countries
Counts are babies born that year, or living people for "all ages" rows, as published by each country's statistics office or population register.
Mina in other languages
- Mia Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Norwegian, Slovenian, Swedish
- Minna English, Estonian, Finnish, German, Icelandic, Latvian
- Nina Czech, Dutch, Norwegian, Polish, Slovenian, Spanish
- Miina Estonian, Finnish
- Elmina Italian
- Mena Italian
- Mini Spanish
- Minni Finnish
- Minnie English
- Mína Czech
Mina name days
- July 5 Norway
Source: Wikidata (CC0).
Towns named Mina
There are 609 towns and villages with Mina in their name, in 58 countries.
🇲🇽 Mexico 238🇵🇪 Peru 52🇵🇦 Panama 30🇵🇰 Pakistan 29🇮🇳 India 22🇧🇴 Bolivia 20🇦🇷 Argentina 19🇧🇷 Brazil 18
| Name | Where | Population | |
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| Mīnā’ Dabā | Musandam Governorate, 🇴🇲 Oman | 9,863 | Map |
| Mina Clavero | Cordoba, 🇦🇷 Argentina | 6,855 | Map |
| Mina | Nuevo León, 🇲🇽 Mexico | 4,495 | Map |
| Mina México | México, 🇲🇽 Mexico | 3,479 | Map |
| La Mina | Yoro Department, 🇭🇳 Honduras | 2,690 | Map |
| Mina | Western Visayas, 🇵🇭 Philippines | 2,665 | Map |
| Mina Vieja | México, 🇲🇽 Mexico | 1,771 | Map |
| La Mina | Oaxaca, 🇲🇽 Mexico | 1,480 | Map |
| La Mina | Michoacán, 🇲🇽 Mexico | 937 | Map |
| Mercurio (Mina Mercurio) | Zacatecas, 🇲🇽 Mexico | 544 | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Lakes named Mina
There are 29 lakes and reservoirs with Mina in their name, in 6 countries.
🇺🇸 United States 14🇲🇽 Mexico 6🇨🇦 Canada 5🇧🇷 Brazil 2🇨🇱 Chile 1🇵🇪 Peru 1
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| Dolmoya Mina' | Alaska, 🇺🇸 United States | Map |
| Dzondzeda Mina' | Alaska, 🇺🇸 United States | Map |
| Edzechak' Mina' | Alaska, 🇺🇸 United States | Map |
| La Mina | Chihuahua, 🇲🇽 Mexico | Map |
| Lac Mina | Quebec, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Lac Mina | Quebec, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Lac Mina | Quebec, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Lake Mina | Minnesota, 🇺🇸 United States | Map |
| Mina Lake | Newfoundland and Labrador, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Mina Lake | Alberta, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Mina songs
One song on Wikidata has Mina in its title:
Song data: Wikidata (CC0), ordered by how widely each song is covered on Wikipedia.
Celebrities named Mina
Based on celebrities listed on Wikipedia, filtered to only those with the first name Mina.
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Mina Markovič
Mina Nouri
Fictional characters named Mina
Characters from films and TV series, from Wikidata, ordered by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia.
Character data: Wikidata (CC0). Images: Wikimedia Commons; click an image for its author and licence.
Mina as a pet name
FurryName has found 162 dogs named Mina in public pet registers, making it the #861 dog name there. Most of them are registered in Zurich (6), Cambridge (6), Fusagasugá (1). Mina as a dog name →
FurryName has found 22 cats named Mina in public pet registers, making it the #218 cat name there. Most of them are registered in Richmond (2), Villavicencio (2), Golden Plains Shire (1). Mina as a cat name →
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