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Minerva

Girl's name · #2112 in the US (2025) · Timeless

Popularity over time

Few names move less than Minerva — on the books since 1880, #2112 in 2025, and dependable in between. Roughly 16,000 girls have carried the name since. In all that time it has never once missed a year of the national records.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 5 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#344 in Mexico (2024) · #538 in Italy (2024) · #1,200 in Sweden (2025) · #1,217 in Austria (2025) · #2,131 in Canada (2025) · #3,035 in England & Wales (2025) · #3,677 in Ecuador (2025) · #1,208 in Slovakia (2013) · #691 in Puerto Rico (1998).

Famous Minervas

• Minerva Hase — German figure skater (born 1999)
• Minerva Mirabal — Dominican lawyer and political activist (1926–1960)
• Minerva Urecal — American vaudevillian and actress (1894–1966)
• Minerva Teichert — American painter of Western and LDS art (1888–1976)
• Minerva Bernardino — Dominican diplomat (1907–1998)

In stories & tradition

• Minerva — Roman goddess of wisdom
• Minerva (Minnie Mouse) — Disney cartoon character who is often the girlfriend of Mickey Mouse
• Minerva McGonagall — Character from Harry Potter

What Minervas become

Among 66 notable people named Minerva:

Artists & writers appear 1.45× more often than among typical names — e.g. Minerva J. Chapman, American artist (1858–1947).

Spellings & nicknames

About 57 girls a year are given Minnie as their full name.

Similar names: Francis · Minnie · Geneva · Leonora · Lucinda · Millicent

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