boy's name

Amin

  • Gender Boy
  • Syllables 2
  • Letters 4
  • Popularity Uncommon
  • Births on record 8,779

Ireland

#823

2025 births

Amin is a boy's name with 2 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 106 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

  • Peaked in France in 2002, when 160 babies were given the name.
  • It has been falling over the past decade in France.
  • Today about 1 in 11,790 babies in France is given this name.
  • First appears in birth records in 1971.
  • 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 2.

Amin over time

Births per decade in France, 1970s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.

1,255
'70 '80 '90 '00 '10 '20
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Births named Amin by decade in France
Decade Births
1970s 75
1980s 450
1990s 870
2000s 1,255
2010s 825
2020s (to 2025) 305

How popular is Amin?

In 2025, Amin was given to 50 babies in France, ranking #835 that year. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

Where Amin is used

Ireland #823 4 in 2025
France #835 50 in 2025
Scotland #889 3 in 2022
England & Wales #1,006 31 in 2025
Canada #1,009 26 in 2024
United States #1,608 106 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.

French counts are rounded to the nearest five and nothing below five is published, so these figures show the shape of the name's use rather than an exact tally. Data & sources.

How Amin is spelled

Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.

Spelling What it is Births on record
Amîn Amîn is a rare spelling of Amin, written with a circumflex and recorded about 60 times, mostly in France. 60

Names that peaked alongside Amin

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

Parents who like Amin also like

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

Sibling names for Amin

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

Common questions about Amin

How popular is the name Amin?

In 2025, Amin was given to 50 babies in France, ranking #835 that year. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

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

Amin is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.

How many syllables are in Amin?

Amin has 2 syllables.

When was Amin most popular?

Amin peaked in 2002, when 160 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.

Is Amin a good name?

That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Amin currently ranks #823 in France. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.