How Many People Are Named Aminah?
An estimated 5,242 people in the United States have the first name Aminah. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 17 years old, and Aminah peaked in popularity in 2017 with 306 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Aminah 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 Aminah paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Aminah is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 17, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
5,242
About 1 in 65,386 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
17
years old
Peak Year
2017
306 births
Total Registered
5,335
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Aminah
Aminah is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 5,335 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Aminah as a female name
Ranked #1,004 in 2024
254 female births in 2024
Peak: 2017 (306 births)
Aminah: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Aminah span from the 1960s to the 2020s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 2,109 babies were registered. While Aminah is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Aminah by Decade
How has Aminah 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.
Aminah by State
Birth registrations for Aminah span all 27 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, New York, Illinois. The lowest are in Kentucky, Connecticut, Louisiana. On average, about 135 Aminahs were registered per state.
Aminah + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Aminah as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Aminah
Other first names starting with A with a similar number of bearers.
Aminah: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Aminah?
We estimate approximately 5,242 people named Aminah 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 65,386 Americans share this first name.
Is Aminah a common name?
Aminah is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 96.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 5,335 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Aminah most popular?
Aminah reached peak popularity in 2017, when 306 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Aminah is approximately 17 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Aminah a female name?
Aminah is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Aminah Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Aminah Smith, Aminah Johnson, Aminah 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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