Feminine dossier · first seen 1880

Minerva

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Minerva
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Cross-generational persistence

Peak era

1955

Peak rank proxy

221

Current vitality

Rare

Generation

Boomer

1880Peak 19552024

Peak year

1955

Decline from peak

66.5%

2024

All-time

15,734

Minerva has avoided the sharper boom-and-bust cycles of fashion naming. Its strength is not novelty but endurance: steady recognition across eras, families, and classrooms.

Your name peaked in 1955, when 221 girls were named Minerva.

In 2024, only 74 girls were given the name.

Down 66.5% from its peak.

All told, about 15,734 Americans have been named Minerva and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1880.

Rarity scoreVery uncommon

AssociationBoomer

StabilityModerate cultural durability

TrajectoryCross-generational persistence

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