Aminah
Aminah was the 1160th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 200 babies. Its best year was 2017, when it ranked 887th with 306 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 254 places. More babies were named Aminah in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Amina) trustworthy, faithful; or safe · Arabic
- Rank in 2025
- #1,160 girls, down 82 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 200girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2017306 babies
- Total since 1880
- 5,536babies recorded
What does the name Aminah mean?
Aminah is a spelling of Amina, pronounced the same way, so it shares Amina's meaning and origin.
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
Aminah popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,160 | 200 |
| 2020 | #1,078 | 229 |
| 2010 | #1,703 | 123 |
| 2000 | #1,986 | 84 |
| 1990 | #2,437 | 50 |
| 1980 | #3,218 | 26 |
| 1970 | #6,386 | 7 |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Aminah, counting every spelling?
Aminah is a spelling of Amina, a name family that ranked #278 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,160 for Aminah 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 Aminah?
200 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Aminah (0.06 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Aminah 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 42 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Aminah.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Aminah?
About 5,500 people born in the US named Aminah are alive today, with a median age of 12; half are between 7 and 23. That makes Aminah 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.
Aminah by state
How common Aminah was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Maryland (2.8×), Illinois (2.2×), New Jersey (2.0×), Virginia (1.9×), Georgia (1.9×). In 31 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Aminah: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Aminah, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Aminah
What does Aminah mean?
Aminah is a spelling of Amina, which means “trustworthy, faithful; or safe” (Arabic origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Aminah?
Aminah was the 1160th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 200 babies. Its best year was 2017, when it ranked 887th with 306 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 254 places. More babies were named Aminah in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Aminah a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Aminah in the US.
Where is Aminah most popular?
In 2021–2025, Aminah was most common in Maryland (0.39 per 1,000 girls), followed by Illinois and New Jersey.