Aminata: Name Popularity, History & Rankings (1880

Rank 2025

#2,441

among girls · ↓134 vs 2024

Babies in 2025

named Aminata · -9% vs 2024

How common

1 in 22,017

girls born in 2025

Peak year

2015

99 babies

All-time total

2,314

#4,269 all-time among girls

First recorded

1974

in Social Security records

Aminata popularity over time

2,314 babies have been named Aminata since 1974, 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	–	–	–	–
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1970s	30	3	–	#6,633
1980s	59	6	+97%	#6,314
1990s	274	27	+364%	#2,787
2000s	715	72	+161%	#2,179
2010s	801	80	+12%	#1,996
2020s (to 2025)	435	73	-9%	#2,298

Where Aminata 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	73	0.05	outside top 500
2027	74	0.05	outside top 500
2028	74	0.05	outside top 500
2029	74	0.05	outside top 500
2030	74	0.05	outside top 500

Where Aminata is most popular

Girls named Aminata per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.045 per 1,000. Strongest in New York, Ohio, and Maryland.

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 Aminata 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
New York	123	0.311	+585%
Ohio	43	0.181	+300%
Maryland	18	0.170	+274%
Pennsylvania	30	0.127	+180%
New Jersey	6	0.033	-27%
Georgia	5	0.022	-51%
Texas	6	0.007	-84%
Alaska	–	–	–
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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 Aminata

Aminata is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #2,441 in 2025 with 73 babies given the name. It is currently holding steady compared with a decade ago.

Since 1974, 2,314 American babies have been named Aminata. Its peak came in 2015, when 99 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 Aminata stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Aminata?

The median living Aminata is about 14 years old; half are between 7 and 22. An estimated 2,300 people named Aminata 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.

Aminata year by year

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

Year	Girls	Girls rank
2025	73	#2,441
2024	80	#2,307
2023	68	#2,589
2022	81	#2,298
2021	66	#2,609
2020	67	#2,551
2019	95	#2,012
2018	68	#2,563
2017	79	#2,321
2016	83	#2,288
2015	99	#1,996
2014	77	#2,374
2013	85	#2,188
2012	68	#2,634
2011	76	#2,418
2010	71	#2,563
2009	80	#2,399
2008	87	#2,253
2007	67	#2,713
2006	77	#2,420
2005	77	#2,317
2004	55	#2,890
2003	74	#2,282
2002	76	#2,179
2001	55	#2,703
2000	67	#2,308
1995	30	#3,587
1990	12	#6,888
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Famous people named Aminata

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

1 Aminata Savadogo Latvian singer-songwriter (born 1993) Contemporary
2 Aminata Sow Fall Senegalese-born author (born 1941) Contemporary
3 Aminata Touré Topics referred to by the same term b. 1962 · Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Aminata?

The median living Aminata is about 14 years old. Half of all living Aminatas are between 7 and 22 years old.

How many people named Aminata are alive today?

An estimated 2,300 people named Aminata are alive in the United States, based on 2,314 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Aminata in 2025?

Aminata ranked #2,441 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 73 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Aminata?

2,314 babies have been named Aminata in the United States since 1974, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Aminata most popular?

Aminata peaked in 2015, when 99 newborns received the name.

Is Aminata a boy or girl name?

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

Is the name Aminata rising or falling?

Aminata has been roughly stable over the past decade.

Will Aminata become more popular?

Aminata looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 74 girls named Aminata in 2030, ranking outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Aminata?

Well-known people named Aminata include Aminata Savadogo (singer), Aminata Sow Fall (writer), Aminata Touré (politician).

Names like Aminata

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