The baby name Minal is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced MEE-nahl (IPA: /ˈmiːnɑːl/).
The baby name Minal is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced MEE-nahl (IPA: /ˈmiːnɑːl/).
Minal is Indian, Sanskrit in Origin.
Minal is a predominantly feminine given name from the Indian subcontinent. In Indo-Aryan languages it corresponds to Mīnal (Devanagari: मीनल), linked to Sanskrit mīna ‘fish’; by association it evokes the zodiac sign Meena (Pisces) and traits of fluidity and grace. In modern Hindi, Marathi, and Gujarati usage, it is also popularly glossed as ‘precious stone’ or ‘gem,’ a poetic extension recorded in contemporary lexicons and literature.
Documented mainly from the mid-20th century onward, the name is widespread in western and northern India (notably Maharashtra and Gujarat) and among diasporic communities; it is occasionally unisex. Common variants and spellings include Meenal and Menal; related forms are Meena and Meenakshi. In South Asian Muslim contexts, Minal is sometimes reinterpreted through Arabic-Urdu as a devotional name, by folk etymology from min Allāh ‘from God,’ yielding the sense ‘gift from God.’
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FJ | Boys | 0 | #17 | 1 | 603 |
| HT | Boys | 0 | #34 | 1 | 903 |
| IN | 0 | #69 | 3 | 2,963 | |
| CN | 0 | #86 | 1 | 3,857 | |
| OM | 0 | #121 | 1 | 6,215 | |
| ID | Boys | 0 | #135 | 1 | 4,130 |
| BN | Boys | 0 | #139 | 1 | 6,332 |
| Sweden | Girls | 2014 | #180 | 2 | 1,576 |
| AE | 0 | #184 | 4 | 10,220 | |
| BD | 0 | #236 | 6 | 5,992 | |
| GR | Girls | 0 | #249 | 1 | 6,293 |
| PT | 0 | #250 | 1 | 4,161 | |
| NG | 0 | #271 | 2 | 5,926 | |
| Canada | Girls | 2022 | #272 | 9 | 2,867 |
| SG | 0 | #279 | 4 | 11,010 | |
| TW | Girls | 0 | #288 | 2 | 8,139 |
| KZ | Boys | 0 | #296 | 1 | 6,578 |
| JP | Boys | 0 | #302 | 2 | 7,909 |
| DK | Girls | 0 | #329 | 1 | 7,429 |
| GH | Girls | 0 | #337 | 1 | 6,973 |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #337 | 7 | 15,378 |
| JO | Girls | 0 | #339 | 1 | 7,570 |
| MY | 0 | #354 | 1 | 12,352 | |
| SD | Girls | 0 | #357 | 2 | 7,678 |
| GH | Boys | 0 | #361 | 1 | 8,138 |
| MU | Girls | 0 | #362 | 1 | 8,539 |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #365 | 32 | 15,987 |
| IN | Girls | 0 | #366 | 295 | 13,121 |
| MU | Boys | 0 | #368 | 2 | 8,477 |
| YE | 0 | #396 | 3 | 8,639 | |
| France | Girls | 2021 | #403 | 3 | 3,185 |
| BD | Girls | 0 | #404 | 3 | 8,413 |
| PT | Girls | 0 | #470 | 2 | 7,952 |
| ZA | 0 | #470 | 5 | 14,421 | |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #524 | 2 | 11,303 |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #528 | 26 | 20,968 |
| BD | Boys | 0 | #543 | 34 | 10,045 |
| BH | 0 | #544 | 10 | 17,937 | |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #554 | 8 | 19,177 |
| CM | Girls | 0 | #559 | 2 | 11,671 |
| LY | 0 | #559 | 1 | 12,703 | |
| CR | Girls | 0 | #573 | 1 | 11,342 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #606 | 10 | 16,104 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #626 | 7 | 18,916 |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #675 | 113 | 15,093 |
| LB | 0 | #689 | 2 | 13,263 | |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #698 | 10 | 18,093 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #738 | 2 | 17,960 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #756 | 14 | 18,755 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #867 | 15 | 17,948 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #890 | 46 | 25,931 |
| United States | Girls | 2023 | #900 | 15 | 8,600 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #925 | 1 | 15,035 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #933 | 69 | 16,750 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #995 | 7 | 16,906 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #1,007 | 3 | 14,742 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,064 | 29 | 22,615 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #1,066 | 7 | 24,821 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,092 | 20 | 25,439 |
| MA | 0 | #1,196 | 4 | 20,986 | |
| DZ | 0 | #1,228 | 7 | 20,130 | |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,232 | 5 | 25,928 |
| TR | 0 | #1,248 | 7 | 19,440 | |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,265 | 8 | 25,619 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,559 | 56 | 28,008 |
Minal is popular in 42 countries — most recent births per country:
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