Aminata
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- a-mee-NAA-ta
- Origin
- Arabic
- UK rank, 2025
- #2,076 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #2,438 for girls
Aminata is a girls' name of Arabic origin, meaning “trustworthy, safe”. In 2025 it ranked 2,076th for girls in the UK (14 babies) and 2,438th for girls in the US (73 babies).
What does Aminata mean?
Arabic: West African form of Aminah
“trustworthy, safe”
Aminah was the name of the mother of the Prophet Muhammad.
Is Aminata a girl's or a boy's name?
Aminata is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 14 girls in the UK and 73 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Aminata in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,076among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 14about 1 in 20,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 2% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 14 girls in the UK were named Aminata, making it the 2,076th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,159th. Its busiest year was 2015, with 20 girls.
Half of all the girls named Aminata in the UK since 1996 were born between 2006 and 2019. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Among girls in 2025, it was 2,006th in England and Wales.
Aminata in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 14 | #2,076 |
| 2024 | 13 | #2,175 |
| 2023 | 15 | #1,955 |
| 2022 | 11 | #2,450 |
| 2021 | 13 | #2,202 |
| 2020 | 13 | #2,159 |
| 2019 | 16 | #1,871 |
| 2018 | 14 | #2,088 |
| 2017 | 17 | #1,833 |
| 2016 | 12 | #2,363 |
| 2015 | 20 | #1,622 |
| 2014 | 19 | #1,656 |
| 2013 | 11 | #2,454 |
| 2012 | 15 | #2,005 |
| 2011 | 17 | #1,755 |
| 2010 | 16 | #1,829 |
| 2009 | 18 | #1,621 |
| 2008 | 12 | #2,156 |
| 2007 | 10 | #2,354 |
| 2006 | 19 | #1,418 |
| 2005 | 7 | #2,806 |
| 2004 | 11 | #1,949 |
| 2003 | 14 | #1,564 |
| 2002 | 13 | #1,553 |
| 2001 | 5 | #2,928 |
| 2000 | 4 | #3,399 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 6 | #2,535 |
| 1997 | 8 | #2,073 |
| 1996 | 8 | #2,012 |
How popular is Aminata in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,438among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 73about 1 in 22,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 4% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 73 girls in the US were named Aminata, making it the 2,438th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,549th. Its busiest year was 2015, with 99 girls. It first appears in the records in 1974.
Half of all the girls named Aminata in the US since 1880 were born between 2003 and 2018, the years shaded on the chart below.
Aminata in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 73 | #2,438 |
| 2024 | 80 | #2,303 |
| 2023 | 68 | #2,588 |
| 2022 | 81 | #2,295 |
| 2021 | 66 | #2,608 |
| 2020 | 67 | #2,549 |
| 2019 | 95 | #2,011 |
| 2018 | 68 | #2,557 |
| 2017 | 79 | #2,320 |
| 2016 | 83 | #2,287 |
| 2015 | 99 | #1,996 |
| 2014 | 77 | #2,371 |
| 2013 | 85 | #2,187 |
| 2012 | 68 | #2,632 |
| 2011 | 76 | #2,415 |
| 2010 | 71 | #2,562 |
| 2009 | 80 | #2,395 |
| 2008 | 87 | #2,253 |
| 2007 | 67 | #2,710 |
| 2006 | 77 | #2,419 |
| 2005 | 77 | #2,312 |
| 2004 | 55 | #2,885 |
| 2003 | 74 | #2,279 |
| 2002 | 76 | #2,175 |
| 2001 | 55 | #2,696 |
| 2000 | 67 | #2,302 |
| 1999 | 49 | #2,779 |
| 1998 | 40 | #3,113 |
| 1997 | 34 | #3,362 |
| 1996 | 25 | #4,179 |
| 1995 | 30 | #3,580 |
| 1994 | 30 | #3,610 |
| 1993 | 24 | #4,252 |
| 1992 | 16 | #5,711 |
| 1991 | 14 | #6,247 |
| 1990 | 12 | #6,861 |
| 1989 | 7 | #9,675 |
| 1988 | 5 | #11,792 |
| 1987 | 8 | #7,982 |
| 1986 | 6 | #9,540 |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 10 | #6,290 |
| 1983 | 8 | #7,310 |
| 1982 | 9 | #6,886 |
| 1981 | 6 | #9,108 |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 8 | #7,311 |
| 1978 | 7 | #7,647 |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 8 | #6,609 |
| 1975 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 7 | #6,898 |
Names like Aminata
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Safa Amira Aaliyah Hafsa Khadija Hiba Ayah Zainab Abeeha Ayla Halima Rahma
Names related to Aminata
More Arabic names
Muhammad Layla Mohammed Lyla Mohammad Zara Amir Fatima Ali Yahya Zayn Aisha Omar Zahra Hamza Kairo
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Aminata: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/aminata, updated 20 October 2026.