boy's name
Amine
ah-MEEN
- Origin Arabic
- Gender Boy
- Syllables 2
- Letters 5
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 28,443
France
#153
2025 births
Amine is a boy's name of Arabic origin meaning "trustworthy," and it was the title the people of Mecca gave the Prophet Muhammad before his mission. It ranks 153rd in France and is falling.
- Amine is a name of Arabic origin.
- Peaked in France in 2006, when 1,305 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade in France.
- Today about 1 in 1,512 babies in France is given this name.
- First appears in birth records in 1954.
- 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 2.
Amine over time
Births per decade in France, 1950s 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 |
|---|---|
| 1950s | 10 |
| 1960s | 30 |
| 1970s | 190 |
| 1980s | 1,055 |
| 1990s | 3,250 |
| 2000s | 9,375 |
| 2010s | 9,920 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 2,785 |
What Amine means
Amine means trustworthy, faithful or honest, from the Arabic root amn. The same root gives safety and faith, so the word describes someone who can be relied on to keep what is entrusted to them.
Where Amine comes from
Amine is a French spelling of the Arabic Amin, from amn, safety or trustworthiness — the masculine counterpart of Amina and the root behind Aminata and Iman. Al-Amin, the trustworthy, was the epithet the Quraysh of Mecca gave Muhammad before he began preaching, on the strength of his reputation for honesty in trade; it is one of the few things about his early life that hostile and friendly sources agree on. The word amen, spoken at the end of a prayer in Hebrew, Arabic and Christian liturgy alike, comes from the same Semitic root and carries the sense of so be it, or truly. Amine is common across the Maghreb, and its French use reflects that rather than the wider Arab world.
Amine in use
Amine ranks 153rd in France with about 395 births in 2025 and is falling in our data from a peak in 2006. Our records carry it from 1954. It is rare in the English-speaking markets at 3,977th in England and Wales, where Amin and Ameen are the usual spellings. In French the spelling collides with the chemistry term amine, which is unrelated.
How popular is Amine?
In 2025, Amine was given to 390 babies in France, ranking #153 that year. It is a rare choice.
Where Amine is used
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 Amine is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Aminé | Aminé is a rare spelling of Amine, written with an acute accent and recorded about 70 times, mostly in France. | 70 |
| Amîne | Amîne is a rare spelling of Amine, written with a circumflex and recorded about 15 times, mostly in France. | 15 |
| Amïne | Amïne is a rare spelling of Amine, written with a diaeresis and recorded about 5 times, mostly in France. | 5 |
Names that peaked alongside Amine
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Amine also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Amine over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Amine in other languages
The same name as it is spelled elsewhere — not shortenings, and not different names that merely sound alike. Each one has its own record here.
Sibling names for Amine
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Amine — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Amine
What does the name Amine mean?
Amine means "trustworthy" or "faithful," from the Arabic root amn.
Was Al-Amin a title of Muhammad?
Yes — the Quraysh of Mecca called him the trustworthy before he began preaching.
Is amen related?
Yes. Amen comes from the same Semitic root and carries the sense of "truly" or "so be it."
How popular is Amine?
153rd in France, and falling from a peak in 2006.
Is Amine a girl's or a boy's name?
Amine is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
How many syllables are in Amine?
Amine has 2 syllables.
Is Amine a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Amine currently ranks #153 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.