Amina

Amina: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning: “trustworthy, faithful”
Origin: Arabic
Say it: ah-MEE-nah · 3 syllables
Used for: Girls

From Arabic Amīnah, feminine of Amīn. It is the name of the mother of the Prophet Muhammad.

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How popular is Amina?

2024300 per million US babies

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Babies named Amina in 20241,000

2024 rank#307 girls

Peak year2017

Total US babies since 188018,292

Amina is rising: use over the last five years is 2.2× what it was a decade earlier.

Names like Amina

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

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Amina questions

What does the name Amina mean?

Amina means "trustworthy, faithful". It comes from Arabic. From Arabic Amīnah, feminine of Amīn. It is the name of the mother of the Prophet Muhammad.

Is Amina a boy or girl name?

Amina is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Amina?

1,000 US babies were named Amina in 2024. Its peak year was 2017.

How do you pronounce Amina?

Amina is usually pronounced ah-MEE-nah.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.