Amina
Amina was the 315th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 970 babies. Its best year was 2017, when it ranked 271st with 1,180 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 11 places. More babies were named Amina in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Meaning trustworthy, faithful; or safe · Arabic
Say it ah-MEE-nuh /ɑˈminə/
- Rank in 2025
- #315 girls, up 15 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 970girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 20171,180 babies
- Total since 1880
- 19,270babies recorded
What does the name Amina mean?
Amina covers two Arabic names. Amīna means "faithful, trustworthy", the feminine of Amīn. Āmina, with a long first vowel, was the name of the mother of the Prophet Muhammad and is linked with the same root ʾ-m-n, "to be safe, secure, to trust". Wiktionary lists both. The adjective amīn, "trustworthy", is used in the Quran of a faithful messenger (for example 26:107).
أَمِينَة (Arabic, “trustworthy, faithful”)آمِنَة (Arabic, “Amina, mother of Muhammad”)
How sure is this? Well established.
Related names: Aminah, Amin, Ameena.
See also: Arabic names, virtue names.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Amina', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation)
- Qur'an 26:107, Arabic text with word-by-word translation (quran.com), Quran.com
Amina popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #315 | 970 |
| 2020 | #330 | 939 |
| 2010 | #709 | 403 |
| 2000 | #985 | 215 |
| 1990 | #1,703 | 86 |
| 1980 | #1,645 | 70 |
| 1970 | #3,211 | 20 |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Amina, counting every spelling?
Amina is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #278 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #315 for Amina on its own. Together these spellings went to 1,213 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amina | 970 | #315 | 4,869 |
| Aminah | 200 | #1,160 | 1,121 |
| Aamina | 22 | #5,554 | 89 |
| Aaminah | 15 | #7,134 | 84 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Amina?
970 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Amina (0.27 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Amina born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 9 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Amina.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Amina?
About 19,100 people born in the US named Amina are alive today, with a median age of 10; half are between 5 and 18. That makes Amina a young name: most people with it are children.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Amina by state
How common Amina was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in District of Columbia (3.4×), New York (2.4×), Connecticut (1.9×), Illinois (1.8×), Ohio (1.7×). It is least common, relative to the national rate, in Idaho, Mississippi, Oklahoma.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Amina: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Amina, they share its era and feel.
Middle names for Amina · Sibling names for Amina
Questions about the name Amina
What does Amina mean?
Amina means “trustworthy, faithful; or safe” (Arabic origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Amina?
Amina was the 315th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 970 babies. Its best year was 2017, when it ranked 271st with 1,180 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 11 places. More babies were named Amina in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Amina a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Amina in the US.
Where is Amina most popular?
In 2021–2025, Amina was most common in District of Columbia (2.02 per 1,000 girls), followed by Delaware and New York.