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Amina

Amina means “safe one, protected” (Arabic origin). 19,270 US babies since 1940, peak 2017.

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What it means

“safe one, protected”

ArabicWell documented

In US birth records

Peak year: 2017

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19,270 US babies were named Amina between 1940 and 2025.

Careers

Not enough notable people named Amina (or its spelling family) to say anything reliable yet. That's a gap in the data, not the name.

Spelling family

The most common spelling: 59% of the family

  • Amina 59%
  • Aminah 17%
  • Ameena 6%
  • Amna 5%
  • Amena 3%
  • Ameenah 3%
  • Aaminah 2%
  • Amana 1%
  • Aamina 1%
  • Aamna 1%

Names that sound the same, grouped by Heyotag. Share of US babies since 1940.

Name twins (peaked around 2017)