Given name & surname
Minta
“protector and defender of 'her loved ones”·“protector and defender of her loved ones”
Minta is a form of Amynta. One Latin interpretation is “protector and defender of her loved ones.”
Original GreekΜίντα
Meaning & origin
What it means
In Greek use, Minta carries the interpretation “protector and defender of 'her loved ones.” Minta is a form of Amynta. One Latin interpretation is “protector and defender of her loved ones.”
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Greek.
How it developed
Minta is used as a form of Amynta.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1880. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Minta through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,283
- 0 boys · 1,283 girls
- Most popular year
- 1921
- 28 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 7 in 1993. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 28 in 1921. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 486 as a first name in 2020; 198 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Minta’s family of names
Minta is a form of Amynta. Minta has a related form in Mintah. Minta has a related form in Mintea.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 8
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 7
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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