girl's name
Aminah
- Gender Girl
- Letters 6
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 9,410
England and Wales
#493
2025 births
Aminah is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 200 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2017, when 306 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 16,577 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1965.
Aminah over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1960s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1960s | 24 |
| 1970s | 200 |
| 1980s | 282 |
| 1990s | 588 |
| 2000s | 983 |
| 2010s | 2,109 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 1,350 |
How popular is Aminah?
In 2025, Aminah was given to 200 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Aminah is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Aminah
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Aminah also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Aminah over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Aminah
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Aminah — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Aminah
How popular is the name Aminah?
In 2025, Aminah was given to 200 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Aminah a girl's or a boy's name?
Aminah is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Aminah most popular?
Aminah peaked in 2017, when 306 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Aminah a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Aminah currently ranks #493 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.