How Many People Are Named Minola?
An estimated 5 people in the United States have the first name Minola. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 98 years old, and Minola peaked in popularity in 1920 with 14 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Minola as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Minola paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 98, Minola is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1938.
- Minola is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
5
About 1 in 68,550,868 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
98
years old
Peak Year
1920
14 births
Total Registered
129
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Minola
Minola is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 129 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Minola as a female name
Ranked #5,054 in 1944
5 female births in 1944
Peak: 1920 (14 births)
Minola: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Minola span from the 1900s to the 1940s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 75 babies were registered. Minola has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Minola by Decade
How has Minola tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Minola + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Minola as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Minola: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Minola?
We estimate approximately 5 people named Minola are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 68,550,868 Americans share this first name.
Is Minola a common name?
Minola is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 18.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 129 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Minola most popular?
Minola reached peak popularity in 1920, when 14 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Minola is approximately 98 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Minola a female name?
Minola is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Minola Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Minola Smith, Minola Johnson, Minola Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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