Minerva

Latin

"of the mind, intellect"

The name Minerva is currently ranked #947 in U.S. births. and peaked for girls at #194 in 1880. It is currently rising in popularity. The name is most popular in MINERVA, MINERVA, and MINERVA.

Minerva Rank in US Top 1000

# 947 in the US

Minerva Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 454 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Minerva

• 454 Nameberry 2026

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Famous People Named Minerva

• Minerva Urecal American actress
• Minerva Teichert American painter
• Minerva Josephine Chapman American painter
• 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

The name 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"

International Variations of the name Minerva

• Minerve French
• Minette French
• Minetta Spanish