Fun Facts About the Name Ameena
- More than 1 thousand babies named Ameena: U.S. records list 1,916 babies given the name Ameena from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Ameena Mean?
Ameena is an Arabic feminine name. It comes from the Arabic Amīnah, the feminine form of Amīn, which means "trustworthy" or "faithful." The root ʾ-m-n concerns trust, safety, and security, and it also appears in Arabic words for faith and security. The literal sense of the name is "one who is trustworthy" or "one who is faithful." Ameena is one of several English spellings of the same Arabic name; Amina and Aminah are also used.
Ameena Name History & Origins
In Islamic tradition, a well-known early bearer of the name is Aminah bint Wahb, the mother of the Prophet Muhammad. Arabic speakers have used the name since the early Islamic period, and it also became established in other Muslim communities in North Africa, the Middle East, South Asia, and Southeast Asia. The name traveled with Arabic language and script, and local forms developed in different languages, such as Emine in Turkish. In English, Ameena is a transliteration that uses -ee- to represent the long ī of Arabic Amīnah; the final -a reflects the Arabic feminine ending. Because the name is written in different alphabets and adapted to different sound systems, its spelling and exact pronunciation vary by region.
How Popular is the Name Ameena?
Ameena 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 2016. Its best rank was #2,170 in 2015.
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 | #2,357 | 77 | 0.0048% |
| 2024 | #2,846 | 58 | 0.0036% |
| 2023 | #2,516 | 70 | 0.0044% |
| 2022 | #2,295 | 81 | 0.0049% |
| 2021 | #2,269 | 81 | 0.0049% |
| 2020 | #2,239 | 80 | 0.0050% |
| 2019 | #2,356 | 76 | 0.0045% |
| 2018 | #2,208 | 84 | 0.0049% |
| 2017 | #2,239 | 84 | 0.0049% |
| 2016 | #2,189 | 88 | 0.0050% |
| 2015 | #2,170 | 87 | 0.0049% |
| 2014 | #2,538 | 70 | 0.0039% |
| 2013 | #2,871 | 59 | 0.0034% |
| 2012 | #3,042 | 55 | 0.0031% |
| 2011 | #2,947 | 58 | 0.0033% |
| 2010 | #2,906 | 59 | 0.0033% |
| 2009 | #2,827 | 62 | 0.0034% |
| 2008 | #3,649 | 44 | 0.0023% |
| 2007 | #3,654 | 44 | 0.0023% |
| 2006 | #3,507 | 45 | 0.0024% |
| 2005 | #3,516 | 42 | 0.0023% |
| 2004 | #4,499 | 30 | 0.0016% |
| 2003 | #5,100 | 24 | 0.0013% |
| 2002 | #3,816 | 34 | 0.0019% |
| 2001 | #4,329 | 28 | 0.0016% |
| 2000 | #4,298 | 28 | 0.0015% |
| 1999 | #5,046 | 21 | 0.0012% |
| 1998 | #4,031 | 28 | 0.0016% |
| 1997 | #4,666 | 22 | 0.0013% |
| 1996 | #7,609 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1995 | #3,673 | 29 | 0.0016% |
| 1994 | #5,726 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 1993 | #4,677 | 21 | 0.0012% |
| 1992 | #5,731 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 1991 | #6,606 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1990 | #11,468 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1989 | #6,556 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1988 | #5,610 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 1987 | #6,356 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1986 | #6,180 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1985 | #6,979 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1984 | #4,171 | 18 | 0.0011% |
| 1983 | #6,239 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1982 | #5,931 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1981 | #4,752 | 15 | 0.0009% |
| 1980 | #6,807 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1979 | #7,336 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1978 | #5,229 | 12 | 0.0008% |
| 1977 | #6,362 | 9 | 0.0006% |
| 1976 | #4,916 | 12 | 0.0008% |
| 1975 | #5,172 | 11 | 0.0008% |
| 1973 | #6,686 | 7 | 0.0005% |
| 1966 | #5,822 | 6 | 0.0004% |
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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