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Amina

Girl

Meaning of Amina: Arabic: 'trustworthy' or 'faithful'

Amina is a girl's name most strongly associated with Arabic & Persian naming. It has 5 letters and 3 syllables, and it is one of today's most-chosen names — 321st most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 198th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#321

970 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#198

248 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

19,270

First recorded 1943 · peak 2017

Trend

stable

Style: popular

Popularity over time

1981: 78 babies1982: 64 babies1983: 62 babies1984: 61 babies1985: 76 babies1986: 90 babies1987: 76 babies1988: 94 babies1989: 84 babies1990: 86 babies19901991: 90 babies1992: 90 babies1993: 110 babies1994: 128 babies1995: 141 babies1996: 152 babies1997: 173 babies1998: 178 babies1999: 183 babies2000: 215 babies20002001: 199 babies2002: 237 babies2003: 277 babies2004: 269 babies2005: 286 babies2006: 265 babies2007: 358 babies2008: 386 babies2009: 399 babies2010: 403 babies20102011: 365 babies2012: 408 babies2013: 448 babies2014: 785 babies2015: 1,066 babies2016: 1,106 babies2017: 1,180 babies2018: 1,118 babies2019: 989 babies2020: 939 babies20202021: 914 babies2022: 1,010 babies2023: 972 babies2024: 1,003 babies2025: 970 babies
US babies named Amina per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 1,180.

Gender split

0% boys · 100% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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