Every name given to a US baby since 1880, ranked year by year — straight from Social Security Administration birth records. 105,966 names · 375,362,447 births · public domain.

Minerva

#1,208 most common girls' name of all time · #2,134 across all names · 0% male / 100% female · used 1880–2025

Rank among girls
#1,208
Rank overall
#2,134 of 105,966
First appeared
1880 or earlier
Years on the list
146 of 146
All-time
15,823
Since 2016
791
Peak year
1955 #624
Best rank
#194 1880
Girls Boys peak 221/yr
18801900192019401960198020002020

Minerva is in the records from the very first year available, so it was almost certainly in use before 1880 — the data simply doesn't go back further.

Year by year

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2025 89 — 89 #2,099
2024 74 — 74 #2,434
2023 93 — 93 #2,076
2022 83 — 83 #2,253
2021 84 — 84 #2,213
2020 69 — 69 #2,500
2019 84 — 84 #2,193
2018 82 — 82 #2,238
2017 68 — 68 #2,574
2016 65 — 65 #2,667
2015 51 — 51 #3,212
2014 47 — 47 #3,369
2013 46 — 46 #3,404
2012 39 — 39 #3,916
2011 38 — 38 #3,917
2010 37 — 37 #4,023
2009 41 — 41 #3,801
2008 48 — 48 #3,420
2007 72 — 72 #2,568
2006 65 — 65 #2,728
2005 59 — 59 #2,788
2004 58 — 58 #2,781
2003 61 — 61 #2,611
2002 55 — 55 #2,745
2001 45 — 45 #3,091
2000 51 — 51 #2,817
1999 48 — 48 #2,812
1998 52 — 52 #2,614
1997 56 — 56 #2,360
1996 58 — 58 #2,284
1995 61 — 61 #2,191
1994 72 — 72 #1,952
1993 67 — 67 #2,045
1992 84 — 84 #1,755
1991 81 — 81 #1,767
1990 90 — 90 #1,644
1989 91 — 91 #1,551
1988 70 — 70 #1,788
1987 71 — 71 #1,702
1986 84 — 84 #1,485
1985 82 — 82 #1,495
1984 64 — 64 #1,703
1983 76 — 76 #1,496
1982 90 — 90 #1,364
1981 112 — 112 #1,181
1980 97 — 97 #1,310
1979 102 — 102 #1,252
1978 74 — 74 #1,511
1977 95 — 95 #1,258
1976 125 — 125 #1,005
1975 100 — 100 #1,155
1974 91 — 91 #1,209
1973 127 — 127 #948
1972 109 — 109 #1,056
1971 120 — 120 #1,026
1970 127 — 127 #985
1969 124 — 124 #962
1968 116 — 116 #958
1967 155 — 155 #802
1966 128 — 128 #888
1965 154 — 154 #797
1964 148 — 148 #856
1963 179 — 179 #773
1962 158 — 158 #837
1961 217 — 217 #708
1960 206 — 206 #711
1959 179 — 179 #761
1958 206 — 206 #686
1957 212 — 212 #678
1956 193 — 193 #689
1955 221 — 221 #624
1954 185 — 185 #690
1953 195 — 195 #639
1952 171 — 171 #683
1951 168 — 168 #678
1950 144 — 144 #716
1949 154 — 154 #671
1948 147 — 147 #682
1947 130 — 130 #751
1946 143 — 143 #667
1945 112 — 112 #702
1944 155 — 155 #590
1943 150 — 150 #619
1942 123 — 123 #676
1941 118 — 118 #651
1940 105 — 105 #676
1939 114 — 114 #640
1938 121 — 121 #618
1937 116 — 116 #629
1936 104 — 104 #649
1935 101 — 101 #655
1934 126 — 126 #576
1933 125 — 125 #574
1932 146 — 146 #537
1931 138 — 138 #558
1930 157 — 157 #542
1929 159 — 159 #542
1928 153 — 153 #571
1927 157 — 157 #568
1926 143 — 143 #593
1925 185 — 185 #519
1924 183 — 183 #533
1923 155 — 155 #579
1922 197 — 197 #495
1921 202 — 202 #486
1920 204 — 204 #477
1919 185 — 185 #493
1918 200 — 200 #475
1917 211 — 211 #441
1916 181 — 181 #472
1915 205 — 205 #424
1914 139 — 139 #462
1913 145 — 145 #408
1912 111 — 111 #447
1911 114 — 114 #381
1910 100 — 100 #395
1909 95 — 95 #381
1908 85 — 85 #392
1907 63 — 63 #451
1906 84 — 84 #368
1905 88 — 88 #357
1904 64 — 64 #404
1903 76 — 76 #368
1902 88 — 88 #335
1901 84 — 84 #331
1900 101 — 101 #336
1899 82 — 82 #330
1898 79 — 79 #348
1897 74 — 74 #341
1896 98 — 98 #294
1895 75 — 75 #330
1894 82 — 82 #306
1893 61 — 61 #343
1892 82 — 82 #299
1891 59 — 59 #325
1890 89 — 89 #265
1889 79 — 79 #266
1888 79 — 79 #260
1887 64 — 64 #264
1886 65 — 65 #259
1885 77 — 77 #225
1884 73 — 73 #223
1883 52 — 52 #249
1882 56 — 56 #230
1881 53 — 53 #205
1880 63 — 63 #194