Mina
Mina is a female given name: 97% of people named Mina are women, and it is recorded as female in 15 of the 15 countries covered.
Mina · Min A · Min-A
- Verdict
- Female
- Male / female split
- 3% male / 97% female
- Confidence
- High (64 or more weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- United States, Albania, Israel
- Also spelled
- Min A, Min-A
- US births since 1880
- 565 male / 15,419 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Mina
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Mina," in English, "Guten Tag Mina," in German. Mina is a female given name: about 97% of people named Mina are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Ready-made greetings in six languages
English
Dear Mina,
German
Guten Tag Mina,
French
Bonjour Mina,
Spanish
Estimado/a Mina:
Chinese
Mina您好：
Japanese
Mina様
English
Hi Mina,
German
Hi Mina,
French
Salut Mina,
Spanish
Hola Mina,
Chinese
Mina你好：
Japanese
Minaさん
This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.
Country breakdown
| Country | How common | Usually | Male share |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | common | woman's name | 4% |
| Albania | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Israel | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Arabic and Persian countries | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Japan | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Korea | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Romania | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Azerbaijan | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| India and Sri Lanka | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Bulgaria | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| East Frisia | rare | woman's name | 2% |
Show all 15 countries
| Country | How common | Usually | Male share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Great Britain | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Italy | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Netherlands | rare | woman's name | 2% |
United States birth data
565 male · 15,419 female · 15,984 births recorded
Since 1980: 7% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Mina a male or female name?
Mina is a female given name: 97% of people named Mina are women, and it is recorded as female in 15 of the 15 countries covered.
How do I address Mina in an email?
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Mina," in English, "Guten Tag Mina," in German. Mina is a female given name: about 97% of people named Mina are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Is Mina a unisex name?
Mina is not a unisex name: 3% of people named Mina are men. Mina leans strongly female overall.
Related names
Sources
Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.
DearWho, "Is Mina a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/mina (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_mina,
title = {Is Mina a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/mina},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}