Mina

MEE-nah; MINN-ah

Hindu equivalent of Pisces or diminutive of Wilhelmina, German

"resolute protection"

Mina Origin and Meaning

The name Mina is a girl's name of German, Scottish, Polish origin meaning "resolute protection".

Most famous as a Dracula victim (where Mina is short for Wilhelmina), Mina is a name that can stand on its own or be a diminutive of any name ending in -mina, most usually Wilhelmina.

This Old World German nickname name was popular in the US in the 19th century, then dropped from sight after World War II along with many other German names. That's turned around in the last 20 years, and Mina is now heading up the charts again.

Mina is also a nickname name that has its own nickname, Minka, used in many European countries and occasionally in the US, though usually identified as Polish.

Mina Loy was a modernist artist and writer who associated with the likes of T.S. Eliot, Ezra Pound, and Gertrude Stein.

Mina Rank in US Top 1000

# 585 in the US

Mina Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 200 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Mina

• 585 US 2023
• 200 Nameberry 2025
• 542 Future 2028
• 503 England 2023
• 83 Germany 2024
• 187 Netherlands 2015
• 48 Norway 2015
• 129 Switzerland 2023
• 99 Slovenia 2021

20 Names Similar to Mina

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• Myra
• Estella
• Dalia
• Vienna
• Giselle
• Lara
• Coraline
• Corinne
• Elsa
• Carmen
• Davina
• Lorelai
• Nadia
• Vivien
• Adele
• Mirabelle
• Gwyneth
• Adrienne

Famous People Named Mina

• Myoui Mina American,born Japanese singer of South Korean girl group Twice
• Mina Jacqueline Au, American socialite and reality TV personality ("Pregnant in Heels")
• Mina (born Anna Maria Quaini ) Italian pop singer
• Mina Kostic Serbian pop singer
• Mina Gertrude Loy English artist, poet, playwright, novelist
• Mina Papatheodorou Valyraki, Greek painter
• Wilhelmina "Mina" Karadzic Austrian,born Serbian painter & writer
• Mina Tobias Amick Alexis, daughter of actress Madchen Amick
• Mina Cvetkovic Serbian model
• Mina Shum Canadian film director
• Kwon Mina member of K,Pop girl group AOA
• Mina Bree Sabato daughter of Italian,American actor/model Antonio Sabàto Jr.

The name Mina in Pop Culture

• Mina Carolina character from anime/manga "Shingeki no Kyoujin" or "Attack on Titan"
• Mina Harker character in Bram Stoker's Dracula
• Mina Tepes character in manga "Dance in the Vampire Bund"
• Mina Tsukishiro character in anime "Getsumento Heiki Mina"
• Mina Mongoose character in video game Sonic the Hedgehog
• Mina Majikina character in video game "Samurai Shodown"
• Mina Aino aka Sailor Venus character in anime "Sailor Moon"
• Mina character in an episode of TV's "Psych"
• Mina character in the anime/manga Kuroshitsuji / Black Butler
• Mina Murray character on TV's "Penny Dreadful"
• Mina (Seong Mi na), character in the "Soul Calibur" video game series
• Mina McKee character in David Almond's "Skellig"
• Mina Fairy,type Trial Captain of Poni Island in Pokemon Sun and Moon
• Mina Tang character in video game "Alpha Protocol"
• Mina Ashido character from the anime/manga "Boku no Hero Academia" or "My Hero Academia."