Girls' name · peaked in 2017
Amina name popularity since 1925
19,270 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Amina. Half of them were born in 2016 or earlier, so the typical Amina is about 10 years old in 2026. Amina peaked in 2017 as the #271 name for girls, and it ranked #315 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 19,270
- Named Amina, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #315
- for girls in 2025 (970 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 100.0% girls
- 19,270 girls · 0 boys
- Most popular in
- New York
- 1.88× its national share
Peak year is the year Amina made up the largest share of US girls, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Amina births per year, 1925–2025
2017 was the biggest year for Amina both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 2011 and 2016, Amina became 3× more common, from 1 in 4,820 baby girls to 1 in 1,600.
Shaded on the chart. This compares Amina's share of all US girls five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Amina.
Decade by decade
Babies named Amina in each decade, and its rank among girls' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 0 | – |
| 1930s | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1940s | 5 | Under 5 |
| 1950s | 12 | Under 5 |
| 1960s | 64 | #3,745 |
| 1970s | 536 | #1,605 |
| 1980s | 755 | #1,576 |
| 1990s | 1,331 | #1,215 |
| 2000s | 2,891 | #883 |
| 2010s | 7,868 | #304 |
| 2020–25 | 5,808 | #315 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 girls that year, so they can go past 1,000. "Under 5" means fewer than 5 girls got the name.
Generation fingerprint
64.9% of babies named Amina from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Alpha years (2013–2025). The full split by generation:
Where Amina is most popular
The index compares Amina's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Amina.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| New York | 1.88× | 2,505 |
| Maryland | 1.80× | 481 |
| Virginia | 1.63× | 643 |
| Florida | 1.53× | 973 |
| Georgia | 1.49× | 724 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Amina and were given to at least 1,000 girls from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Girls | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Amina (this page) | 19,270 | 2017 |
| Aminah | 5,536 | 2017 |
| Amena | 1,081 | 2021 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Amina's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Amina.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Amina (2017).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data