girl's name

Aaminah

  • Origin Arabic
  • Gender Girl
  • Letters 7
  • Popularity Rare
  • Births on record 3,006

England and Wales

#599

2025 births

Aaminah is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 15 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.

  • Aaminah is a name of Arabic origin.
  • Peaked in England and Wales in 2013, when 136 babies were given the name.
  • Its usage has held steady over the past decade in England and Wales.
  • Today about 1 in 8,107 babies in England and Wales is given this name.
  • First appears in birth records in 1996.

Aaminah over time

Births per decade in England and Wales, 1990s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.

1,139
'90 '00 '10 '20
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Births named Aaminah by decade in England and Wales
Decade Births
1990s 100
2000s 660
2010s 1,139
2020s (to 2025) 421

How popular is Aaminah?

In 2025, Aaminah was given to 65 babies in England and Wales, ranking #599 that year. It is a rare choice.

Where Aaminah is used

England & Wales #599 65 in 2025
Scotland #695 4 in 2015
Canada #2,772 7 in 2024
France #5,223 5 in 2008
United States #7,188 15 in 2025

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

Figures for England and Wales withhold any name given to fewer than three babies in a year, so a gap means the name fell below that floor rather than went unused. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Aaminah

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Aaminah also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Aaminah over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Aaminah

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Aaminah — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Aaminah

How popular is the name Aaminah?

In 2025, Aaminah was given to 65 babies in England and Wales, ranking #599 that year. It is a rare choice.

Is Aaminah a girl's or a boy's name?

Aaminah is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

When was Aaminah most popular?

Aaminah peaked in 2013, when 136 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.

Is Aaminah a good name?

That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Aaminah currently ranks #599 in England and Wales. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.