How Many People Are Named Minta?
An estimated 323 people in the United States have the first name Minta. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 63 years old, and Minta peaked in popularity in 1921 with 28 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Minta 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 Minta paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
323
About 1 in 1,061,159 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
63
years old
Peak Year
1921
28 births
Total Registered
1,283
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Minta
Minta is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,283 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Minta as a female name
Ranked #11,361 in 1993
7 female births in 1993
Peak: 1921 (28 births)
Minta: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Minta span from the 1880s to the 1990s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 178 babies were registered. Minta has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Minta by Decade
How has Minta 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.
Minta by State
Birth registrations for Minta span all 3 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Kentucky, Texas, West Virginia. The lowest are in West Virginia, Texas, Kentucky. On average, about 12 Mintas were registered per state.
Minta + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Minta as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Minta
Other first names starting with M with a similar number of bearers.
Minta: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Minta?
We estimate approximately 323 people named Minta 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 1,061,159 Americans share this first name.
Is Minta a common name?
Minta is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 80% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,283 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Minta most popular?
Minta reached peak popularity in 1921, when 28 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Minta is approximately 63 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Minta a female name?
Minta is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Minta Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Minta Smith, Minta Johnson, Minta 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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