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Amina

100% girls · #315 in the US for girls, 2025

Amina has been given to about 19,270 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2017, which makes it a current name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables3
Pronunciation
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 19,107
Median age today10 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Amina per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceNorwayeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2017 · 1,180
  • Born in 2025970
  • All time19,270
  • England & Wales, 2025#205 · 238

How popular is Amina?

Amina ranks 315th among American girls in 2025, with 970 born that year. Its best year was 2017, when 1,180 babies were given the name, ranking 271st. The typical living American called Amina is about 10 years old today. It is relatively most common in Delaware, where it accounts for 0.12% of births.

Names that sound like Amina

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Alina0.85
  2. Adina0.85
  3. Mina0.80
  4. Amira0.79
  5. Amiya0.79
  6. Amia0.79
  7. Aminah0.78
  8. Karina0.75

Middle names for Amina

Ranked by flow score
  1. Amina Rose0.89
  2. Amina Louise0.89
  3. Amina June0.88
  4. Amina Pearl0.88
  5. Amina Quinn0.88
  6. Amina Nell0.88

Sibling names for Amina

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Kanebrother · 0.99
  2. Jensenbrother · 0.99
  3. Leiasister · 0.99
  4. Lawsonbrother · 0.99
  5. Remyeither · 0.99
  6. Zarasister · 0.98

Where Amina is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Delaware0.12%
  2. District of Columbia0.11%
  3. New York0.09%
  4. Maryland0.06%
  5. Minnesota0.06%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Amina White0.84
  2. Amina Reyes0.84
  3. Amina Nguyen0.84
  4. Amina Moore0.84
  5. Amina Lee0.84
  6. Amina Hill0.84

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Amina

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025
  5. Norway1945–2025

Amina across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.