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The baby name Mina is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced Common: MEE-nah (/ˈmiːnə/). Variant: MY-nah in some languages..

Mina is Arabic, Germanic, Hindi, Japanese, Korean, Persian, Sanskrit, Scandinavian in Origin.

Gender: Female
Syllables: 2.0
Origin: Arabic, Germanic, Hindi, Japanese, Korean, Persian, Sanskrit, Scandinavian
Pronunciation: Common: MEE-nah (/ˈmiːnə/). Variant: MY-nah in some languages.

What is the meaning of the name Mina ?

The baby name Mina is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced Common: MEE-nah (/ˈmiːnə/). Variant: MY-nah in some languages..

Mina is Arabic, Germanic, Hindi, Japanese, Korean, Persian, Sanskrit, Scandinavian in Origin.

Mina is a multicultural feminine name: a German, Dutch, and English short form of Wilhelmina (from Wilhelm “will, desire” + “helmet, protection,” hence “resolute protector”). In Persian (Farsi), Mina (مینا) denotes “enamel,” “azure,” the myna bird, and a blue aster flower. In South Asia, Meena/Mina comes from Sanskrit mīna “fish,” linked to the Pisces sign. In Japanese, kanji allow meanings like “beautiful,” “everyone,” or “south.” In Korean, Min‑a (Mina) uses hanja for “clever” and “beauty.” In Bosnian and Turkish, Mina can be a pet form of Emina/Amina, “trustworthy.”

As a given name in Europe, Mina prospered in the 19th century; Bram Stoker’s Dracula cemented its English familiarity via heroine Mina (Wilhelmina) Harker. Its brief, vowel-rich shape and cross‑cultural roots sustain modern appeal. Variants and related forms include Wilhelmina, Minna, Meena, Mena, Minah, Jasmina/Jasmine, Emina/Amina, and Hermina; diminutives like Mimi and Minka also occur.

Mina has the following similar or variant Names

Famous people with the name Mina

Shin Min-a Actor · Born 1984 · South Korea Shin Min-a is a South Korean actress best known for starring in popular TV dramas like My Girlfriend Is a Gumiho, Oh My Venus, and Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha. She began her career as a model before making her acting debut in 2000 and has since become one of Korea’s most recognizable screen stars. Kwon Mina Actor · Born 1993 · South Korea Kwon Mina is a South Korean actress and singer, best known for being a former member of the girl group AOA. She has appeared in television dramas like 'Modern Farmer' and 'Hospital Ship', showcasing her versatility as an actress. Kang Mi-na Actor · Born 1999 · South Korea Mina, born Kang Mi-na, is a South Korean actress, singer, and rapper best known for placing ninth on Mnet’s Produce 101 and debuting with I.O.I. She later became a member of Gugudan and is also known for acting roles in Hotel Del Luna and Moonshine.

Celebrity babies named Mina

Name Last Name(s) Mother Mother famous for Fame Level Father Father famous for Fame Level
Mina Tobias Mädchen Amick film director ★★★★★

Mina – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country Gender Year Rank Born of
Germany Girls 2025 #1 — 411
Ireland Girls 2024 #1 — 911
KR Girls 0 #10 6 572
DJ 0 #16 2 322
HT Girls 0 #23 1 950
DJ Girls 0 #26 4 488
AF Girls 0 #30 78 2,402
EG Boys 0 #31 43,570 15,035
BN 0 #32 1 2,297
MV Girls 0 #32 4 2,021
NL Girls 2014 #33 53 73
BI Girls 0 #33 1 726
NA 0 #33 1 2,537
MD 0 #34 1 434
EG 0 #35 2,439 6,387
TM Girls 0 #35 1 574
DJ Boys 0 #36 1 657
RS Girls 0 #36 217 1,651
ID 0 #39 1 2,238
AZ 0 #42 2 706
MT 0 #43 1 1,767
GE 0 #44 1 997
IR Girls 0 #44 3,540 8,334
MO 0 #48 5 2,706
Norway Girls 2025 #50 96 453
RS 0 #50 39 923
IQ Girls 0 #57 1,506 11,303
JP 0 #58 20 4,057
AF 0 #59 18 1,883
CY 0 #59 2 1,632
LU 0 #64 3 2,830
DZ 0 #65 13,231 20,130
BG 0 #66 15 1,799
AZ Girls 0 #69 7 1,051
IN 0 #69 3 2,963
KW 0 #70 47 5,216
Switzerland Girls 2024 #71 66 1,786
QA 0 #71 30 7,011
AO 0 #75 3 2,729
AL 0 #76 1 2,372
SI 0 #76 5 1,612
CN 0 #78 9 3,857
PH 0 #79 18 5,607
TW 0 #79 22 4,523
GR Girls 0 #83 208 6,293
JP Girls 0 #85 221 6,592
IQ 0 #88 42 3,533
KW Girls 0 #88 707 19,177
BN Girls 0 #89 18 5,459
QA Girls 0 #89 275 15,378
SD 0 #90 11 2,130
ID Girls 0 #98 5 3,319
GR 0 #99 36 3,911
OM 0 #103 14 6,215
CY Girls 0 #104 18 3,755
AE Girls 0 #107 663 20,968
GE Girls 0 #107 2 1,564
GE Boys 0 #109 2 2,055
CY Boys 0 #113 17 3,473
EE Boys 0 #120 6 2,087
OM Girls 0 #120 323 15,987
EC 0 #121 1 2,502
SI Girls 0 #129 46 2,769
BD Girls 0 #133 372 8,413
EE Girls 0 #134 9 1,888
ID Boys 0 #135 1 4,130
TW Girls 0 #135 157 8,139
AE 0 #136 42 10,220
JO 0 #136 5 2,158
MU 0 #136 2 3,613
BN Boys 0 #137 3 6,332
MA 0 #139 12,109 20,986
MT Girls 0 #142 10 3,773
LU Girls 0 #143 43 4,850
Belgium Girls 2024 #145 41 424
RS Boys 0 #145 10 2,277
BG Girls 0 #147 78 3,559
LT Boys 0 #151 1 2,166
IR 0 #153 83 4,221
Sweden Girls 2022 #157 23 1,568
NA Girls 0 #161 64 7,146
CR 0 #162 4 5,526
PR Girls 0 #163 5 3,171
HU Boys 0 #169 6 3,954
HR 0 #178 4 2,081
MT Boys 0 #178 2 4,064
MO Girls 0 #179 73 7,056
Sweden Boys 2022 #181 2 1,509
BD 0 #181 47 5,992
GH Girls 0 #185 169 6,973
CZ 0 #186 1 3,154
DK 0 #187 17 5,198
IT Girls 0 #191 12,246 9,415
AR 0 #192 2 2,915
RU 0 #193 2 3,641
AO Girls 0 #199 11 4,575
KW Boys 0 #204 943 18,755
AL Girls 0 #205 18 4,141
PS 0 #209 10 5,692
SI Boys 0 #211 1 3,402
PL 0 #212 1 2,600
France Girls 2021 #213 222 3,185
DK Girls 0 #214 107 7,429
GH 0 #214 30 5,396
LU Boys 0 #218 3 4,970
BG Boys 0 #220 1 3,850
HU Girls 0 #221 5 3,308
JO Girls 0 #224 106 7,570
SA Girls 0 #224 1,166 25,931
MO Boys 0 #233 2 5,842
IN Girls 0 #238 540 13,121
Canada Girls 2024 #240 46 2,795
PT 0 #242 9 4,161
HR Girls 0 #245 45 3,687
AO Boys 0 #249 1 5,568
NA Boys 0 #250 4 6,830
SD Girls 0 #250 97 7,678
SD Boys 0 #250 218 10,523
IL 0 #253 22 6,291
NG 0 #253 12 5,926
Austria Girls 0 #254 179 1,885
AF Boys 0 #255 16 3,535
KZ Girls 0 #255 66 5,862
EC Girls 0 #256 3 3,650
HR Boys 0 #256 4 3,997
TW Boys 0 #256 1 7,111
SA 0 #257 39 10,560
GR Boys 0 #258 10 6,912
CN Girls 0 #260 90 8,829
SG 0 #260 10 11,010
PH Girls 0 #270 122 13,098
JM Girls 0 #277 2 7,507
AL Boys 0 #278 21 5,122
JM Boys 0 #293 1 6,876
JO Boys 0 #294 84 7,057
KZ Boys 0 #296 1 6,578
CZ Boys 0 #301 5 6,530
MU Girls 0 #302 50 8,539
Canada Boys 2012 #312 6 2,403
MY 0 #314 17 12,352
PT Girls 0 #321 140 7,952
CZ Girls 0 #324 18 5,378
PE 0 #326 4 6,350
HK 0 #327 22 8,483
CN Boys 0 #328 4 9,639
GT 0 #335 4 5,948
PL Boys 0 #336 5 6,459
HK Girls 0 #347 310 16,104
NL 0 #348 44 2,481
Finland Girls 0 #351 41 1,368
Germany Girls 0 #356 732 4,949
GH Boys 0 #358 4 8,138
BR 0 #359 2 5,969
YE 0 #360 22 8,639
EG Girls 0 #361 1,062 14,742
PL Girls 0 #362 3 5,096
MU Boys 0 #367 3 8,477
Germany 0 #368 71 2,542
IT 0 #370 467 4,183
PS Girls 0 #370 160 10,981
MX 0 #378 36 8,339
PT Boys 0 #381 1 7,951
IL Girls 0 #389 253 11,648
RU Girls 0 #390 111 11,913
France Boys 2019 #391 4 2,886
TN 0 #399 631 13,765
PH Boys 0 #403 6 11,440
BH 0 #404 150 17,937
BO 0 #405 4 6,868
NL Girls 0 #406 751 5,933
Finland Boys 0 #410 18 2,041
ZA 0 #412 36 14,421
SG Girls 0 #419 170 18,916
Austria Boys 0 #422 21 2,180
Spain 0 #423 30 2,326
CL 0 #432 3 6,867
Spain Girls 0 #438 780 5,561
LY 0 #438 99 12,703
PA Girls 0 #438 44 9,861
CM Girls 0 #452 89 11,671
IR Boys 0 #454 99 10,162
MY Girls 0 #467 655 24,821
GT Girls 0 #476 30 7,500
CR Girls 0 #477 56 11,342
United States Girls 2024 #480 493 8,487
AR Boys 0 #481 3 7,628
RU Boys 0 #493 13 12,621
IQ Boys 0 #494 174 13,071
UY Girls 0 #498 13 6,731
PA Boys 0 #503 3 9,305
CO 0 #504 7 7,768
CR Boys 0 #506 5 10,188
BD Boys 0 #520 57 10,045
PS Boys 0 #528 21 10,655
TR 0 #530 1,759 19,440
QA Boys 0 #541 167 18,093
Finland Girls 2026 #544 223 3,895
HK Boys 0 #557 1 12,905
LB 0 #558 101 13,263
MX Girls 0 #567 928 17,781
CM Boys 0 #568 8 12,054
AR Girls 0 #575 25 8,289
BO Girls 0 #582 30 9,488
IL Boys 0 #589 19 10,983
NG Girls 0 #601 191 15,093
ZA Girls 0 #604 701 25,928
BO Boys 0 #622 1 9,244
SY 0 #647 82 11,684
SG Boys 0 #677 21 17,960
Finland Boys 2026 #678 5 3,552
CL Boys 0 #694 7 13,390
PE Girls 0 #755 191 14,861
CL Girls 0 #758 94 14,098
IT Boys 0 #758 848 10,046
OM Boys 0 #764 118 17,948
AE Boys 0 #767 335 22,615
BR Boys 0 #780 6 12,213
CO Boys 0 #879 42 15,656
United States Boys 2024 #880 13 7,044
BR Girls 0 #891 51 12,708
NL Boys 0 #897 55 5,873
Spain Boys 0 #899 32 5,610
Germany Boys 0 #905 48 5,697
NG Boys 0 #907 45 16,906
PE Boys 0 #918 9 14,506
CO Girls 0 #944 135 16,140
IN Boys 0 #945 57 16,750
MX Boys 0 #956 27 16,355
MY Boys 0 #1,023 89 25,439
ZA Boys 0 #1,056 123 25,619
SA Boys 0 #1,094 575 28,008

Mina is popular in 95 countries — most recent births per country:

France
Norway
NL
Canada
Switzerland

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People also ask about Mina

Mina is predominantly a girl's name.
Mina is a 2 syllable name, pronounced Common: MEE-nah (/ˈmiːnə/). Variant: MY-nah in some languages..
Common nicknames and spelling variations include Meena, Mena, Minna, Mína and Myna.
Yes, very popular — Mina ranked #1 in Germany in 2025, and appears in official birth registries across 12 countries.
Mina ranks highest in Germany (#1 in 2025).
Mina's popularity is rising significantly. It moved from #249 in 2011 to #213 in 2021 in France.
Yes — 3 notable people named Mina are in our database, including Shin Min-a (Actor), Kwon Mina (Actor), Kang Mi-na (Actor).
Yes — at least 1 celebrity couple has chosen Mina for their child, including Mädchen Amick.