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Aminata

Girl

Meaning of Aminata: African: 'trustworthy'

Aminata is a girl's name most strongly associated with African naming. It has 7 letters and 4 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 2344th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 2115th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#2344

73 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#2115

13 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

2,314

First recorded 1974 · peak 2015

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 6 babies1982: 9 babies1983: 8 babies1984: 10 babies1985: 0 babies1986: 6 babies1987: 8 babies1988: 5 babies1989: 7 babies1990: 12 babies19901991: 14 babies1992: 16 babies1993: 24 babies1994: 30 babies1995: 30 babies1996: 25 babies1997: 34 babies1998: 40 babies1999: 49 babies2000: 67 babies20002001: 55 babies2002: 76 babies2003: 74 babies2004: 55 babies2005: 77 babies2006: 77 babies2007: 67 babies2008: 87 babies2009: 80 babies2010: 71 babies20102011: 76 babies2012: 68 babies2013: 85 babies2014: 77 babies2015: 99 babies2016: 83 babies2017: 79 babies2018: 68 babies2019: 95 babies2020: 67 babies20202021: 66 babies2022: 81 babies2023: 68 babies2024: 80 babies2025: 73 babies
US babies named Aminata per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 99.

Gender split

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

Origins & cultures

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