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    The first name Amina

    A girl’s name from Arabic.

    3 syllables Female

    Meaning and origin

    Arabic origin

    Borrowed from Arabic أَمِينَة (ʔamīna).

    From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    Popularity

    Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025

    In 2025, 238 girls were named Amina, making it the 205th most popular girls’ name. It peaked in 2015, with 293 births (#187).

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    6,745
    babies named Amina, 1996–2025
    #205
    rank in 2025
    2015
    peak year

    Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Amina with other names.

    Popularity in the United States

    Babies named Amina at birth, 1880–2025

    In 2025, 970 girls born in the United States were named Amina, the 315th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 2017, when 1,180 were.

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    19,270
    babies named Amina since 1880
    #315
    rank in 2025
    2017
    peak year

    US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.

    Amina in other languages

    Equivalent forms of the name, from Wiktionary

    أَمِينَة
    ʔamīna
    Arabic, also آمِنَة
    अमीना
    amīnā
    Hindi, also आमिना
    Ами́на
    Amína
    Russian, also А́мина
    Emine
    Turkish, also Amine
    Амі́на
    Amína
    Ukrainian, also А́міна

    Spelled Amina in French too.

    Nicknames and spellings

    Other spellings and forms

    Famous people named Amina

    22 on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Amina Wadud
      American Islamic scholar, born 1952
    • Amina Annabi
      French-Tunisian singer and actress, born 1962
    • Amina Bettiche
      Algerian steeplechase runner, born 1987
    • Amina Dilbazi
      Azerbaijani folk dancer (1919–2010)
    • Amīnah al-Saʿīd
      Egyptian journalist and women's rights activist, 1914–1995
    • Amina Azimi
      Afghan women's rights activist
    • Amina Ilhami
      Egyptian princess (1858-1931)
    • Amina Anshba
      Abkhazian tennis player, born 1999
    • Amina Rizk
      Egyptian actress (1898–2003)
    • Amina Claudine Myers
      American musician, born 1942
    • Amina Khalil
      Egyptian actress, born 1988
    • Amina Helmi
      Argentinian-Dutch astronomer, born 1970

    More Arabic girls’ names

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    Questions

    What does the name Amina mean?
    Borrowed from Arabic أَمِينَة (ʔamīna).
    What is the origin of the name Amina?
    Borrowed from Arabic أَمِينَة (ʔamīna).
    How popular is the name Amina?
    In 2025, 238 girls born in England and Wales were named Amina, ranking 205th. Its peak was 2015, with 293 births.
    Is Amina a boy's or a girl's name?
    Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 19,270 US babies named Amina since 1880 were girls.
    When was Amina most popular?
    2017 in the United States, when 1,180 babies were named Amina, its highest rank at 271st.
    What are other spellings of Amina?
    Ameena, Aminah and Amna.