Aminah

Meaning: Safe, protected; or faithful and trustworthy
Origin: Variant of Amina (from Arabic)

Girl's name · #1160 in the US (2025) · 2020s wave

Popularity over time

Aminah reached its best rank, #887, in 2017 and ranked #1160 in 2025. Roughly 5,500 girls have been named Aminah since 1965.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 18 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#494 in England & Wales (2025) · #655 in Netherlands (2025) · #737 in Ireland (2025) · #782 in Sweden (2025) · #1,404 in Canada (2024).

Famous Aminahs

Aminah — Mother of Muhammad
Amīnah al-Saʿīd — Egyptian journalist and women's rights activist
Aminah Cendrakasih — Indonesian actress (1938–2022)
Aminah Assilmi — American journalist (1945–2010)
Aminah Robinson — American artist (1940–2015)

What Aminahs become

Among 38 notable people named Aminah:

Political leaders appear 2.39× more often than among typical names — e.g. Amīnah al-Saʿīd, Egyptian journalist and women's rights activist.

Spellings & nicknames

Together with its spelling variant Amina (#315), Aminah would rank around #268 with about 1,200 births last year — the newborns split about 83/17 between Amina and Aminah.

Similar names: Amina · Emani · Ameerah · Aleyah · Amal · Amani

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