first name
MINERVA
of 53,615 first names recorded in the 2020 Census
Of the 18,562 people named Minerva, 83.7% reported their origin as Hispanic or Latino, 6.7% as White and 5.6% as Asian or Pacific Islander. Virtually all are female (99.9%). These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.
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Minerva peaked in 1955, when 221 babies got the name.
At least 15,823 babies have been given the name since 1880. Years SSA withheld, because fewer than 5 were born, are skipped rather than drawn as zero. * 2025 is the newest year published and it undercounts: a card application is filed some time after a birth.
Minerva by decade
Among all names given to American babies, its best decade was the 1880s, when it ranked #433. The largest share of babies named Minerva, 23.7%, were born between 1901 and 1927, the Greatest Generation's birth years.
Rank counts both sexes together, among every name SSA recorded that decade; the number under it is births. The 2020s run only to 2025. Generation years follow Pew Research Center, which has not named a generation after 2012.
Where Minerva is most common
Compared with all babies born in each state since 1910, Minerva has been most common in Texas (5.3×), New York (2.1×), and California (1.6×), and least common in Michigan (0.19×).
9,352 births recorded by state, 1910–2025. 2× means twice as common as nationally. States with fewer than 30 such births are left blank, and SSA withholds any year with fewer than 5 in a state, so small states read low.
Either side of Minerva
Spelled almost the same
One first name in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Minerva, most common first.
Also a last name
As a last name, Minerva ranks #37,037 of 156,621, with 648 people. See Minerva as a last name
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