How Many People Are Named Amina?
An estimated 18,015 people in the United States have the first name Amina. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 14 years old, and Amina peaked in popularity in 2017 with 1,179 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Amina as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Amina paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Amina is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 14, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
18,015
About 1 in 19,026 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
14
years old
Peak Year
2017
1,179 births
Total Registered
18,292
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Amina
Amina is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 18,292 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Amina as a female name
Ranked #307 in 2024
1,000 female births in 2024
Peak: 2017 (1,179 births)
Amina: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Amina span from the 1940s to the 2020s, covering 9 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 7,866 babies were registered. While Amina is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Amina by Decade
How has Amina tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Amina by State
Birth registrations for Amina span all 43 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, California, Texas. The lowest are in Idaho, New Mexico, Rhode Island. On average, about 382 Aminas were registered per state.
Amina + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Amina as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Amina
Other first names starting with A with a similar number of bearers.
Amina: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Amina?
We estimate approximately 18,015 people named Amina are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 19,026 Americans share this first name.
Is Amina a common name?
Amina is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 98.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 18,292 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Amina most popular?
Amina reached peak popularity in 2017, when 1,179 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Amina is approximately 14 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Amina a female name?
Amina is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Amina Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Amina Smith, Amina Johnson, Amina Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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