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Amina

Say it uh-MEE-nuh

Arabic origin faithful, trustworthy 3 syllables

Sister names Middle names Deal sisters

Where Amina is loved, common and rare

Common across four German cities, Slovenia, Switzerland and two more places. Rare in Sweden, France, Cologne and 13 more places.

1 in 1,064 girls born in England and Wales in 2025

Every place

In 24 of the 40 official lists, among them Berlin (74th), Slovenia (79th) and Munich (91st).

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PlaceRankGirlsShare
Berlin city74th 202339about 1 in 372
Slovenia79th 202523about 1 in 287
Munich city91st 202515about 1 in 279
Switzerland96th 2025731 in 466
Austria98th 2025731 in 489
Sweden116th 202582about 1 in 490
France122nd 20254151 in 691
Cologne city137th 20239about 1 in 683
Catalonia region141st 2025311 in 622
Norway155th 2025321 in 681
The Netherlands188th 202580about 1 in 763
Italy200th 20241031 in 1,740
Poland203rd 2025371 in 3,238
England and Wales205th 20252381 in 1,064
Quebec province238th 202525about 1 in 1,040
Scotland256th 2025141 in 1,278
Ontario province306th 202441about 1 in 1,328
Ireland381st 2025101 in 2,113
British Columbia province400th 20238about 1 in 1,495
Israel אמינה745th 20249about 1 in 8,719
Moscow city Амина22nd 2025643rank only
Bonn city76th 20258about 1 in 377
Leipzig city77th 20257about 1 in 375
Rostock city166th 20251about 1 in 985

Rare, below the listed names: Northern Ireland, New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland, South Australia, New Zealand, Spain and Hungary.

Not in a short top list, so no figure: Nova Scotia (top 21), Denmark (top 50), Finland (top 50), Iceland (top 10), Estonia (top 25), Turkey (top 30), Argentina (top 20) and Croatia (top 50).

Germany publishes no national statistics on first names. German figures here are city lists (Berlin, Munich, Cologne, Bonn, Leipzig, Rostock), never the country.

Israel publishes names in Hebrew script. The Latin spelling shown is our transliteration; the published form is shown beside it.

Moscow publishes names in Cyrillic. The Latin spelling shown is our transliteration; the published form is shown beside it.

Sources: BerlinOnline GmbH; Landesamt für Bürger- und Ordnungsangelegenheiten (LABO) / Standesämter (Berlin); Statistični urad Republike Slovenije (SURS), SiStat (Slovenia); Landeshauptstadt München, Statistisches Amt (opendata.muenchen.de) (Munich); Bundesamt für Statistik (BFS) / Office fédéral de la statistique (OFS) (Switzerland); Statistik Austria (OGDEXT_VORNAMEN_1) (Austria); Skatteverket (Swedish Tax Agency) (Sweden); INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (édition 2025) (France); Stadt Köln, Standesamt (offenedaten-koeln.de) (Cologne); Idescat (Institut d'Estadística de Catalunya) (Catalonia); Statistics Norway (SSB) (Norway); Sociale Verzekeringsbank (SVB) (the Netherlands); ISTAT, Contanomi (Italy); Ministerstwo Cyfryzacji, rejestr PESEL (dane.gov.pl) (Poland); Office for National Statistics (England and Wales); Retraite Québec (Banque de prénoms, Données Québec) (Quebec); National Records of Scotland (Scotland); Ontario Office of the Registrar General (Ontario Data Catalogue) (Ontario); Central Statistics Office (CSO) (Ireland); BC Vital Statistics Agency (BC Data Catalogue) (British Columbia); Central Bureau of Statistics (Israel) (Israel); Moscow Civil Registry Office (ZAGS), data.mos.ru (Moscow); Bundesstadt Bonn, Standesamt (opendata.bonn.de) (Bonn); Stadt Leipzig, Standesamt (opendata.leipzig.de) (Leipzig); Hanse- und Universitätsstadt Rostock (opendata-hro.de) (Rostock). How we count, and every source

About the name

From the Arabic ʔamīna comes Amina, meaning 'faithful, trustworthy'. It is used widely in the Muslim world and in many communities across Europe.

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Three syllables, said uh-MEE-nuh, with the stress in the middle. Aminah and Aamina are alternative spellings, and Amna and Aminata are related names.

The name is recorded in about two dozen regions, and it is rising in half of them while falling in none. It ranks among the top 100 in Slovenia, Switzerland and Austria, and it is also used in England and Wales, Quebec and Scotland. French records show it has been in use for a century, with a peak in 2023, which makes it a long-standing name that is still gaining ground.

Meaning, origin, pronunciation

Pronounced
uh-MEE-nuh, 3 syllables
Meaning
faithful, trustworthy
Origin
Arabic
Other spellings
  • Amna
  • Aminata
  • Aminah
  • Aaminah
  • Ameneh
  • Aminta
  • Armina
  • Aamina
  • Əminə
  • Emine
Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic أَمِينَة (ʔamīna).

From the Wiktionary entry, CC BY-SA 4.0, shortened.

Over time

Over five years: rising in 12 of 23 regions, falling in none.

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Rank in each place since 1996; higher on the chart is more popular.

Berlin 145th 2012 to 74th 2023
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Slovenia 191st 2003 to 79th 2025
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Munich 189th 2013 to 91st 2025
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Switzerland 269th 2000 to 96th 2025
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Austria 234th 1996 to 98th 2025
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Sweden 157th 1998 to 116th 2025
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Ten years of ranks

Her rank each year, English-speaking regions first. A blank means no published rank for her that year.

Region2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
England and Wales216204251248264248238254198205
Scotland502666376765396760540431256
Ireland585524411502444586747445441381
Ontario379270368301282381309291306
British Columbia596637286400
Quebec214272234233279433370250238238
France114119122126123152118112116122
The Netherlands207216230224328239221197188
Austria848885931049798959798
Switzerland70677073888082928896
Berlin1381291219010212412774
Munich1301159612090100831016891
Cologne110114107120149198130137
Bonn14311110381788299539876
Leipzig1311931313789998981637577
Rostock18422813310568166
Norway163147192196193247197165145155
Sweden132131140153125142128138111116
Catalonia139129113125119136119116142141
Italy235203237220226225204210200
Poland463567355285322274198187199203
Slovenia13622110013874768611210279
Moscow2927252422232322
Israel596523557399571532513433745

England and Wales, 1996 to 2025

YearRankGirlsper 100,000 girls
202520523894.0
202419824896.1
202325418070.2
202223819975.5
202124819571.2
202026418067.1
201924819670.0
201825119567.6
201720425886.3
201621624379.1
201518729395.1
201419826987.7
201320225081.0
201218727986.6
201119027184.3
201018228588.8
200921822973.1
200818228790.9
200719827088.2
200620523678.9
200519325889.5
200421021976.6
200320622982.2
200219621881.5
200120119974.3
200022917865.2
199922218365.0
199824017058.8
199727113947.4
199625415151.0

Sources: Office for National Statistics (1996-2025), OGL v3.

France since 1925

Half of the babies named Amina in France since 1925 were born in or after 2009. First recorded in 1925. Her peak year there: 2023, at 155.7 per 100,000 girls.

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Babies named Amina per 100,000 girls born in France, by five-year period. Her 2023 peak is averaged into its five-year period, so the line sits below it.

Sources: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (édition 2025) (1900-2025), Licence Ouverte / Etalab 2.0.

Sister names for Amina

  1. 1 in 606 in England and Wales

  2. 1 in 745 in England and Wales

  3. 1 in 3,518 in England and Wales

  4. 1 in 3,521 in Ireland

  5. 1 in 2,508 in England and Wales

  6. 1 in 307 in England and Wales

  7. 1 in 587 in Ireland

  8. 1 in 1,771 in England and Wales

  9. 1 in 581 in England and Wales

  10. 1 in 5,277 in England and Wales

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Middle names for Amina

  1. 1 in 107 in Northern Ireland

  2. 1 in 86 in Ireland

  3. 1 in 57 in Northern Ireland

  4. 1 in 71 in Scotland

  5. 1 in 102 in Ireland

  6. 1 in 132 in Northern Ireland

  7. 1 in 214 in Northern Ireland

  8. 1 in 173 in Northern Ireland

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Same style as Amina

Names whose popularity rose and fell with hers across regions and decades.

  1. 1 in 2,429 in Northern Ireland

  2. 1 in 1,415 in England and Wales

  3. 1 in 743 in England and Wales

  4. 1 in 3,166 in England and Wales

  5. 1 in 745 in England and Wales

  6. 1 in 3,018 in Ireland

  7. 1 in 2,113 in Ireland

  8. 1 in 2,508 in England and Wales

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Famous people named Amina

Amina bint Wahb, Amina J. Mohammed, Amina Bouayach, Amina of Zazzau, Amina Okueva, Amina Tyler, Amina Lawal and Amina Annabi.

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People: Wikidata (CC0), linked to Wikipedia in this page's language when an article exists.

Questions about Amina

5 questions, on how popular she is, what it means, how to say it, whether she is rising and sister names.

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How popular is Amina?

Her best rank is No. 79 in Slovenia in 2025, about 1 in 287 girls. She is in the published lists of 24 of our 40 regions.

What does Amina mean?

Wiktionary glosses Amina as "faithful, trustworthy".

How do you pronounce Amina?

uh-MEE-nuh, with 3 syllables.

Is Amina getting more popular?

Over five years: rising in 12 of 23 regions, falling in none.

Which sister names go with Amina?

The deck's top five sisters for Amina: Zahra, Khadija, Yasmine, Salma and Leyla. Each is scored on style, era, popularity and origin, with sound clashes flagged.

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