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Aminah

Girl

Meaning of Aminah: Arabic: 'truthful'

Aminah is a girl's name most strongly associated with Arabic & Persian naming. It has 6 letters and 3 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 1124th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 429th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#1124

200 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#429

100 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

5,536

First recorded 1965 · peak 2017

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 33 babies1982: 22 babies1983: 28 babies1984: 30 babies1985: 27 babies1986: 28 babies1987: 22 babies1988: 37 babies1989: 29 babies1990: 50 babies19901991: 29 babies1992: 35 babies1993: 47 babies1994: 55 babies1995: 44 babies1996: 91 babies1997: 83 babies1998: 75 babies1999: 79 babies2000: 84 babies20002001: 101 babies2002: 80 babies2003: 96 babies2004: 113 babies2005: 80 babies2006: 91 babies2007: 93 babies2008: 127 babies2009: 118 babies2010: 123 babies20102011: 131 babies2012: 132 babies2013: 133 babies2014: 242 babies2015: 303 babies2016: 259 babies2017: 306 babies2018: 243 babies2019: 237 babies2020: 229 babies20202021: 211 babies2022: 229 babies2023: 226 babies2024: 255 babies2025: 200 babies
US babies named Aminah per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 306.

Gender split

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

Origins & cultures

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