Fun Facts About the Name Aamina
- 437 babies named Aamina: U.S. records list 437 babies given the name Aamina from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Aamina Mean?
Aamina is an Arabic feminine name commonly given the meaning "trustworthy" or "faithful." It is an English transliteration of Āminah (Arabic: آمنة), also spelled Amina or Aaminah; the doubled a in Aamina represents the long Arabic vowel ā. The name comes from the Arabic root ʾ-m-n, which has to do with safety, security, and trust. Related words from the same root include amīn (أمين, "trustworthy, faithful") and āminah (آمنة, "safe, secure"). The more literal sense of Āminah is "safe" or "secure," while the customary English meaning follows the closely related feminine Amīnah (أمينة), from amīn. In English, the two related meanings are often blended.
Aamina Name History & Origins
The name belongs to the Arabic naming tradition and is built on the root ʾ-m-n. In Islamic tradition, the best-known early bearer is Āminah bint Wahb, the mother of the Prophet Muhammad; her name is preserved in early biographical accounts of his life. It was an Arabic given name already in use in the earliest Islamic period.
As Islam and Arabic-language culture spread through the Middle East, North Africa, and later South Asia and Southeast Asia, the name took different spellings in different writing systems and languages. In English, Aamina is one of several transliterations of the same Arabic name. The Arabic spelling is آمنة; Latin-alphabet forms include Amina, Aminah, Aaminah, and Aamina. The doubled a is a way of showing the long ā, not evidence of a separate origin.
How Popular is the Name Aamina?
Aamina has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2015. Its best rank was #5,445 in 2016.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #5,554 | 22 | 0.0014% |
| 2024 | #5,778 | 21 | 0.0013% |
| 2023 | #7,239 | 15 | 0.0009% |
| 2022 | #8,536 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2021 | #6,166 | 19 | 0.0012% |
| 2020 | #6,919 | 16 | 0.0010% |
| 2019 | #8,137 | 13 | 0.0008% |
| 2018 | #6,011 | 20 | 0.0012% |
| 2017 | #6,288 | 19 | 0.0011% |
| 2016 | #5,445 | 24 | 0.0014% |
| 2015 | #5,458 | 24 | 0.0013% |
| 2014 | #6,711 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 2013 | #8,137 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 2012 | #8,634 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2011 | #6,335 | 20 | 0.0011% |
| 2010 | #6,903 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 2009 | #7,678 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 2008 | #7,406 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 2007 | #15,500 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2006 | #9,900 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2005 | #6,245 | 19 | 0.0010% |
| 2004 | #9,892 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2003 | #11,327 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2002 | #12,188 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2001 | #10,105 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2000 | #15,036 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1998 | #14,122 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1997 | #9,803 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1994 | #8,125 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1993 | #10,589 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1992 | #11,738 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1984 | #10,421 | 5 | 0.0003% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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