Aminah: Name Popularity, History & Rankings (1880

Rank 2025

#1,160

among girls · ↓156 vs 2024

Babies in 2025

200

named Aminah · -22% vs 2024

How common

1 in 8,036

girls born in 2025

Peak year

2017

306 babies

All-time total

5,536

#2,408 all-time among girls

First recorded

1965

in Social Security records

Aminah popularity over time

5,536 babies have been named Aminah since 1965, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure

Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade	Girls	Per year	Change	Best rank
1880s	–	–	–	–
1890s	–	–	–	–
1900s	–	–	–	–
1910s	–	–	–	–
1920s	–	–	–	–
1930s	–	–	–	–
1940s	–	–	–	–
1950s	–	–	–	–
1960s	24	2	–	#4,431
1970s	200	20	+733%	#2,423
1980s	282	28	+41%	#2,724
1990s	588	59	+109%	#1,670
2000s	983	98	+67%	#1,714
2010s	2,109	211	+115%	#887
2020s (to 2025)	1,350	225	+7%	#1,004

Where Aminah is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year	Projected babies	Per 1,000 girls	Implied rank
2026	199	0.12	outside top 500
2027	199	0.12	outside top 500
2028	198	0.12	outside top 500
2029	198	0.12	outside top 500
2030	197	0.12	outside top 500

Where Aminah is most popular

Girls named Aminah per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.138 per 1,000. Strongest in Maryland, Illinois, and New Jersey.

Vs national average

well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Aminah born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State	Girls 2021–2025	Per 1,000	vs national
Maryland	41	0.387	+180%
Illinois	70	0.306	+121%
New Jersey	51	0.283	+104%
Virginia	46	0.270	+95%
Georgia	60	0.264	+91%
New York	104	0.263	+90%
Michigan	31	0.170	+23%
Pennsylvania	40	0.169	+22%
North Carolina	36	0.158	+14%
Florida	67	0.157	+13%
California	129	0.153	+11%
Texas	106	0.132	-5%
Ohio	29	0.122	-12%
Washington	16	0.111	-20%
Wisconsin	11	0.107	-23%
Massachusetts	10	0.083	-40%
Indiana	11	0.078	-43%
Missouri	9	0.075	-46%
Alabama	5	0.053	-61%
Arizona	5	0.036	-74%
Alaska	–	–	–
Arkansas	–	–	–
Colorado	–	–	–
Connecticut	–	–	–
District of Columbia	–	–	–
Delaware	–	–	–
Hawaii	–	–	–
Iowa	–	–	–
Idaho	–	–	–
Kansas	–	–	–
Kentucky	–	–	–
Louisiana	–	–	–
Maine	–	–	–
Minnesota	–	–	–
Mississippi	–	–	–
Montana	–	–	–
North Dakota	–	–	–
Nebraska	–	–	–
New Hampshire	–	–	–
New Mexico	–	–	–
Nevada	–	–	–
Oklahoma	–	–	–
Oregon	–	–	–
Rhode Island	–	–	–
South Carolina	–	–	–
South Dakota	–	–	–
Tennessee	–	–	–
Utah	–	–	–
Vermont	–	–	–
West Virginia	–	–	–
Wyoming	–	–	–

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Aminah

Aminah is uncommon for girls in the United States, ranked #1,160 in 2025 with 200 babies given the name. It is currently holding steady compared with a decade ago.

Since 1965, 5,536 American babies have been named Aminah. Its peak came in 2017, when 306 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2010s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Aminah stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Aminah?

The median living Aminah is about 11 years old; half are between 6 and 22. An estimated 5,500 people named Aminah are alive in the United States today.

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Aminah year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year	Girls	Girls rank
2025	200	#1,160
2024	255	#1,004
2023	226	#1,089
2022	229	#1,089
2021	211	#1,160
2020	229	#1,078
2019	237	#1,065
2018	243	#1,053
2017	306	#887
2016	259	#1,023
2015	303	#906
2014	242	#1,063
2013	133	#1,616
2012	132	#1,631
2011	131	#1,639
2010	123	#1,703
2009	118	#1,822
2008	127	#1,743
2007	93	#2,147
2006	91	#2,129
2005	80	#2,255
2004	113	#1,714
2003	96	#1,896
2002	80	#2,113
2001	101	#1,766
2000	84	#1,986
1995	44	#2,735
1990	50	#2,437
1985	27	#3,252
1980	26	#3,218
1975	17	#3,780
1970	7	#6,386
1965	7	#5,300
1960	–	–
1955	–	–
1950	–	–
1945	–	–
1940	–	–
1935	–	–
1930	–	–
1925	–	–
1920	–	–
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1910	–	–
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1890	–	–
1885	–	–
1880	–	–

Famous people named Aminah

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

1 Aminah Name list 557–577 · Medieval

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Aminah, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Aminah?

The median living Aminah is about 11 years old. Half of all living Aminahs are between 6 and 22 years old.

How many people named Aminah are alive today?

An estimated 5,500 people named Aminah are alive in the United States, based on 5,536 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Aminah mean?

A female given name from Arabic.

How popular is the name Aminah in 2025?

Aminah ranked #1,160 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 200 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Aminah?

5,536 babies have been named Aminah in the United States since 1965, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Aminah most popular?

Aminah peaked in 2017, when 306 newborns received the name.

Is Aminah a boy or girl name?

Aminah is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Aminah rising or falling?

Aminah has been roughly stable over the past decade.

Will Aminah become more popular?

Aminah looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 197 girls named Aminah in 2030, ranking outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Aminah?

Well-known people named Aminah include Aminah (religious figure).

Names like Aminah

Names that sound and feel close to Aminah: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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