Aminah
- Pronunciation
- [A-mi-nah]
- Gender
- Female
- Meaning
- Trustworthy; Faithful
- Origin
- Arabic
Aminah Popularity Snapshot
Across the entire US Social Security Administration record (1880–2024), 5,335 baby girls have been named Aminah. The name peaked in 2017 with 306 US births that year (rank #887). In 2024, ranked #1004 nationally — 117 places below its 2017 peak.
Top States for Aminah
Based on 1910–2024 US SSA state-level records, the three states with the most Aminah births are: California (526), New York (506), New Jersey (316).
Other Arabic-Origin Names Like Aminah
If you like Aminah's Arabic origin, consider these related names: Aaleyah, Aaliyah, Aban, Abbas, Abbud. Browse all Arabic names →
6-Letter Names Starting with A
Names with Aminah's exact length and starting letter: Aamori, Aanjay, Aarika, Aarthi, Aarush.
Quick Facts About Aminah
US Popularity History (2015–2017)
Annual US births named Aminah by gender, from US Social Security Administration records. Peak year: 2017 with 306 girls named Aminah (girl rank #887 that year).
Source: US Social Security Administration. Limitations: US birth-certificate data only; names appearing fewer than 5 times in a given year are suppressed for privacy; spelling variants are counted separately. For names that ranked outside the US top 100 before year 2000, only the years they reached the top 100 are shown — the chart may have gaps for less-popular historical names.
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Where in the US Is Aminah Most Popular?
Average girl-name rank within each state across 2016–2025 SSA records. A lower number means the name appears closer to the top of that state's girls-name rankings — a per-capita measure that isn't biased toward large states. For Aminah the strongest states are Missouri, Maryland, New Jersey.
Strongest girls-name states
| # | State | Avg rank | Births |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Missouri | #565 | 30 |
| 2 | Maryland | #649 | 73 |
| 3 | New Jersey | #671 | 90 |
| 4 | Illinois | #679 | 143 |
| 5 | New York | #761 | 193 |
| 6 | Michigan | #763 | 51 |
| 7 | Arizona | #763 | 25 |
| 8 | Pennsylvania | #764 | 90 |
| 9 | Virginia | #765 | 75 |
| 10 | Wisconsin | #772 | 29 |
Weakest girls-name states
| # | State | Avg rank | Births |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Florida | #1,009 | 75 |
| 2 | North Carolina | #924 | 55 |
| 3 | Ohio | #891 | 62 |
| 4 | Georgia | #793 | 112 |
| 5 | Massachusetts | #773 | 18 |
| 6 | Wisconsin | #772 | 29 |
| 7 | Virginia | #765 | 75 |
| 8 | Pennsylvania | #764 | 90 |
| 9 | Arizona | #763 | 25 |
| 10 | Michigan | #763 | 51 |
Source: SSA state-level baby-name dataset 2016–2025. States with fewer than 3 years of data for Aminah in this window are excluded. Births < 5 in a given state-year are suppressed by SSA for privacy.
Variant Forms
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Compare Aminah to Other Popular Names
Side-by-side popularity charts and crossover years for Aminah against today's most popular girls-name peers (top 8 by US births in the last 10 years of SSA records).