girl's name

Binta

BIN-tah

  • Origin Hausa
  • Gender Girl
  • Syllables 2
  • Letters 5
  • Popularity Rare
  • Births on record 2,622

France

#586

2025 births

Binta is a girl's name with 2 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 25 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.

  • Binta is a name of Hausa origin.
  • Peaked in France in 2022, when 75 babies were given the name.
  • It has been rising over the past decade in France.
  • Today about 1 in 7,860 babies in France is given this name.
  • First appears in birth records in 1975.
  • 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.

Binta Over Time

Births per decade in France, 1970s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, which so far covers 2020 to 2025.

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'70 '80 '90 '00 '10 '20
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Births named Binta by decade in France
Decade Births
1970s 40
1980s 240
1990s 260
2000s 335
2010s 505
2020s (to 2025) 415

How Popular Is Binta?

In 2025, Binta was given to 75 babies in France, ranking #586 that year. It is a rare choice.

Where Binta Is Used

France #586 75 in 2025
England & Wales #2,111 14 in 2025
Canada #3,967 5 in 2021
United States #5,218 25 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.

Names That Peaked Alongside Binta

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

Parents Who Like Binta Also Like

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

How to Say Binta

  • Pronunciation BIN-tah

Sibling Names for Binta

Names from the same era that do not rhyme or share an initial with Binta — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common Questions About Binta

How popular is the name Binta?

In 2025, Binta was given to 75 babies in France, ranking #586 that year. It is a rare choice.

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

Binta is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

How many syllables are in Binta?

Binta has 2 syllables.

When was Binta most popular?

Binta peaked in 2022, when 75 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.

Is Binta a good name?

That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Binta currently ranks #586 in France. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.