Fun Facts About the Name Amaan
- More than 1 thousand babies named Amaan: U.S. records list 1,070 babies given the name Amaan from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Amaan Mean?
Amaan is an Arabic name meaning "safety," "security," and "peace." It comes from the Arabic noun amān (أمان), built on the root ʾ-m-n, which expresses the idea of being safe and free from fear. The same root gives amānah (a trust, something entrusted), amīn (trustworthy), and īmān (faith, belief). The literal sense of amān is the state of being safe or protected; "peace" and "trust" are the meanings commonly attached to it as a personal name. The spelling Amaan writes the long ā of the second syllable with a doubled a.
Amaan Name History & Origins
Amān is an old Arabic word. In classical Islamic law it named a pledge of protection: a Muslim could grant amān to a non-Muslim, allowing that person to enter or remain in Muslim territory in safety, and the person who received such a guarantee was called a mustaʾmin. From this legal and everyday sense the word passed into Persian, Turkish, and Urdu, where aman (امن, अमन) means peace. The South Asian use of the name therefore rests on the same Arabic word rather than on an unrelated one.
As a personal name, Amaan is used mainly in Arabic-speaking countries and in South Asia; the spellings Amaan and Aman are both common, and the doubled vowel reflects the long ā in the middle syllable. The element also appears in compound names such as Amanullah, "safety of God," borne by the Afghan ruler Amanullah Khan (reigned 1919 - 1929).
How Popular is the Name Amaan?
Amaan 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 2004. Its best rank was #2,156 in 2002.
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 | #4,713 | 21 | 0.0012% |
| 2024 | #4,700 | 21 | 0.0012% |
| 2023 | #4,458 | 23 | 0.0013% |
| 2022 | #4,854 | 20 | 0.0011% |
| 2021 | #3,817 | 28 | 0.0016% |
| 2020 | #2,846 | 42 | 0.0024% |
| 2019 | #3,203 | 36 | 0.0020% |
| 2018 | #3,248 | 35 | 0.0019% |
| 2017 | #2,957 | 40 | 0.0022% |
| 2016 | #2,661 | 46 | 0.0024% |
| 2015 | #3,433 | 32 | 0.0017% |
| 2014 | #2,707 | 44 | 0.0023% |
| 2013 | #2,806 | 41 | 0.0022% |
| 2012 | #2,596 | 47 | 0.0025% |
| 2011 | #2,751 | 43 | 0.0023% |
| 2010 | #3,181 | 35 | 0.0018% |
| 2009 | #2,992 | 39 | 0.0020% |
| 2008 | #3,106 | 37 | 0.0018% |
| 2007 | #2,564 | 48 | 0.0023% |
| 2006 | #3,027 | 36 | 0.0018% |
| 2005 | #2,497 | 45 | 0.0023% |
| 2004 | #2,241 | 51 | 0.0026% |
| 2003 | #2,313 | 46 | 0.0023% |
| 2002 | #2,156 | 49 | 0.0025% |
| 2001 | #2,388 | 41 | 0.0021% |
| 2000 | #2,578 | 36 | 0.0018% |
| 1999 | #3,992 | 18 | 0.0009% |
| 1998 | #6,343 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1997 | #5,298 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1996 | #4,895 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 1995 | #4,801 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 1994 | #6,995 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1993 | #7,672 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1992 | #6,692 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1990 | #7,211 | 6 | 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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