Minerva
About Minerva
The name Minerva peaked for girls at #194 in 1880. The name is most popular in Arizona, Arizona, and Michigan.
3 syllables.
As of September 2026, Minerva ranked #2112 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #194 in 1880, Nameberry popularity #452.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #3,402 | 47 | 26.3 |
| 2015 | #3,242 | 51 | 28.6 |
| 2016 | #2,687 | 65 | 36.7 |
| 2017 | #2,590 | 68 | 39.4 |
| 2018 | #2,250 | 82 | 48.2 |
| 2019 | #2,212 | 84 | 50 |
| 2020 | #2,518 | 69 | 42.7 |
| 2021 | #2,224 | 84 | 51.2 |
| 2022 | #2,265 | 83 | 50.6 |
| 2023 | #2,085 | 93 | 58 |
| 2024 | #2,446 | 74 | 45.7 |
| 2025 | #2,112 | 89 | 55.4 |
World rankings
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Famous Minervas
- Minerva Urecal
American actress
- Minerva Teichert
American painter
- Minerva Josephine Chapman
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- Minerva Cuevas
Mexican conceptual artist
- Minerva Parker Nichols
American architect
- Minerva Pious
American actress
- Minerva Mendez
American actress
- Minerva Vazquez
American reality TV contestant on "The Next Great Baker"
- Ida Minerva Tarbell
American muckraking journalist
- Minerva Mirabal
Dominican activist
Minerva in pop culture
- Minerva "Minnie" Swidt
character in "Christmas After All"
- Minerva
Roman goddess of wisdom
- Minerva McGonagall
character in the Harry Potter series
- Owl of Minerva
symbol used by the Illuminati
- Minerva "Min" Green
in "Why We Broke Up" by Daniel Handler
- Minerva Clark
protagonist in the series by Karen Karbo
- Minerva Louise
in a children's book series by Janet Stoeke
- Minerva
ugly stepsister in Rodgers and Hammerstein's "Cinderella"
- Minerva Mink
character in animated series "Animaniacs"
- Minerva "Mini" McGuinness
character on TV's "Skins"
- Minerva Orland
character in the anime/manga "Fairy Tail"
- Minerva Edith 'Minnie' Donovan
character in television soap opera 'Prisoner Cell Block H'
- James Ratri aka William Minerva
character in the manga/anime series "The Promised Neverland"
Variations & nicknames
- MinerveFrench
- MinetteFrench
- MinettaSpanish