Given name
Minal
“as sweet as fruit”
Minal is used as a given name. One Native American interpretation is “as sweet as fruit.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Native American interpretation is “as sweet as fruit.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Native American.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1979. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Minal through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 200
- 0 boys · 200 girls
- Most popular year
- 2023
- 15 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +3%
- Steady
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 15 in 2023. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,050 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Minal’s family of names
Minal has a related form in Minala. Minal has a related form in Minall. Minal has a related form in Minalla.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 5
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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