Fun Facts About the Name Araminta
- 348 babies named Araminta: U.S. records list 348 babies given the name Araminta from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Araminta Mean?
Araminta is an English feminine name of uncertain meaning, coined in the 17th century. The usual explanation is that it is an elaborate form of the pastoral name Aminta, which derives from the Greek Amyntas, meaning "defender" (from amynein, "to ward off"). A related guess is that it blends that name with elements of Arabella. Because the coinage is not documented with certainty, no literal sense is firmly established; the meaning "defender" applies only if the link to Amyntas is correct. The origin language is English, though the root behind the possible source name is Greek.
Araminta Name History & Origins
The name is an English creation of the 1600s. It belongs to a fashion for long, ornamental feminine names - among them Clarinda, Belinda, and Celinda - that English poets and playwrights used in pastoral and romantic writing of the period. Its resemblance to the Italian pastoral name Aminta, known from Torquato Tasso's 1573 play of that title, made it sound familiar to readers who knew that tradition.
The name was also used in America. Its best-known bearer is Harriet Tubman, who was born Araminta Ross in Maryland in the 1820s and was called "Minty" in childhood, a nickname taken from the middle of the name.
How Popular is the Name Araminta?
Araminta recorded its highest annual U.S. birth count in 2025. Its best rank was #842 in 1880.
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 | #7,173 | 15 | 0.0009% |
| 2024 | #8,975 | 11 | 0.0007% |
| 2023 | #9,678 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2022 | #11,324 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2021 | #7,663 | 14 | 0.0009% |
| 2020 | #10,328 | 9 | 0.0006% |
| 2019 | #9,173 | 11 | 0.0007% |
| 2018 | #8,203 | 13 | 0.0008% |
| 2015 | #16,694 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2007 | #17,907 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1981 | #8,181 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1979 | #9,087 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1977 | #9,737 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1976 | #9,366 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1974 | #8,854 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1973 | #8,500 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1971 | #8,405 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1966 | #6,604 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1965 | #6,591 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1963 | #6,643 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1959 | #4,647 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1949 | #3,400 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1936 | #2,868 | 9 | 0.0009% |
| 1935 | #3,770 | 6 | 0.0006% |
| 1934 | #3,827 | 6 | 0.0006% |
| 1933 | #2,695 | 10 | 0.0010% |
| 1932 | #3,292 | 8 | 0.0007% |
| 1927 | #3,890 | 7 | 0.0006% |
| 1925 | #4,452 | 6 | 0.0005% |
| 1924 | #2,981 | 11 | 0.0009% |
| 1923 | #5,007 | 5 | 0.0004% |
| 1922 | #2,489 | 14 | 0.0012% |
| 1921 | #3,420 | 9 | 0.0007% |
| 1920 | #3,986 | 7 | 0.0006% |
| 1919 | #2,822 | 11 | 0.0010% |
| 1918 | #4,314 | 6 | 0.0005% |
| 1916 | #3,576 | 7 | 0.0007% |
| 1915 | #3,152 | 8 | 0.0008% |
| 1913 | #2,346 | 8 | 0.0013% |
| 1910 | #2,156 | 6 | 0.0015% |
| 1908 | #2,120 | 5 | 0.0015% |
| 1902 | #1,811 | 5 | 0.0019% |
| 1897 | #1,564 | 5 | 0.0021% |
| 1894 | #1,505 | 5 | 0.0022% |
| 1884 | #858 | 7 | 0.0054% |
| 1880 | #842 | 5 | 0.0055% |
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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How the Name Araminta Shapes Your Personality and Life?
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