Binta
Girl · BIN-ta · Arabic
Binta is a girls' name of Arabic origin, meaning “daughter”. In 2025 it ranked 2,076th for girls in the UK (14 babies) and 5,098th for girls in the US (25 babies).
What does Binta mean?
Arabic: West African name, from Arabic bint
“daughter”
Binta Kinte is the mother of Kunta Kinte in Alex Haley's novel Roots.
- Say it
- BIN-ta
Is Binta a girl's or a boy's name?
Binta is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 14 girls in the UK and 25 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Binta in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,076among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 14about 1 in 20,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 12% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 14 girls in the UK were named Binta, making it the 2,076th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,766th. Its busiest year was 2012, with 14 girls.
2025 had more girls named Binta than any year since 2012.
Half of all the girls named Binta in the UK since 1996 were born between 2008 and 2020, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among girls in 2025, it was 2,006th in England and Wales.
Binta in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 14 | #2,076 |
| 2024 | 5 | #4,253 |
| 2023 | 9 | #2,841 |
| 2022 | 6 | #3,728 |
| 2021 | 6 | #3,697 |
| 2020 | 9 | #2,766 |
| 2019 | 12 | #2,275 |
| 2018 | 11 | #2,464 |
| 2017 | 8 | #3,102 |
| 2016 | 6 | #3,788 |
| 2015 | 5 | #4,294 |
| 2014 | 7 | #3,321 |
| 2013 | 11 | #2,454 |
| 2012 | 14 | #2,103 |
| 2011 | 6 | #3,737 |
| 2010 | 8 | #2,992 |
| 2009 | 5 | #4,141 |
| 2008 | 8 | #2,895 |
| 2007 | 3 | #5,415 |
| 2006 | 5 | #3,724 |
| 2005 | 8 | #2,555 |
| 2004 | 6 | #2,957 |
| 2003 | 3 | #4,560 |
| 2002 | 5 | #3,047 |
| 2001 | 3 | #4,156 |
| 2000 | 4 | #3,399 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 3 | #3,991 |
How popular is Binta in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #5,098among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 25about 1 in 64,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 15% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 25 girls in the US were named Binta, making it the 5,098th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 5,310th. Its busiest year was 2007, with 28 girls. It first appears in the records in 1972.
Half of all the girls named Binta in the US since 1880 were born between 2001 and 2018, the years shaded on the chart below.
Binta in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 25 | #5,098 |
| 2024 | 18 | #6,391 |
| 2023 | 28 | #4,743 |
| 2022 | 15 | #7,276 |
| 2021 | 24 | #5,233 |
| 2020 | 23 | #5,310 |
| 2019 | 14 | #7,712 |
| 2018 | 25 | #5,148 |
| 2017 | 15 | #7,438 |
| 2016 | 15 | #7,599 |
| 2015 | 15 | #7,610 |
| 2014 | 15 | #7,633 |
| 2013 | 13 | #8,575 |
| 2012 | 19 | #6,573 |
| 2011 | 20 | #6,332 |
| 2010 | 16 | #7,510 |
| 2009 | 20 | #6,541 |
| 2008 | 11 | #10,080 |
| 2007 | 28 | #5,095 |
| 2006 | 18 | #6,838 |
| 2005 | 20 | #5,994 |
| 2004 | 16 | #7,072 |
| 2003 | 21 | #5,581 |
| 2002 | 18 | #6,124 |
| 2001 | 13 | #7,717 |
| 2000 | 15 | #6,802 |
| 1999 | 11 | #8,216 |
| 1998 | 8 | #10,116 |
| 1997 | 7 | #10,831 |
| 1996 | 15 | #6,059 |
| 1995 | 8 | #9,548 |
| 1994 | 7 | #10,563 |
| 1993 | 6 | #11,773 |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 6 | #11,403 |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 7 | #8,045 |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 10 | #6,318 |
| 1979 | 10 | #6,188 |
| 1978 | 11 | #5,562 |
| 1977 | 16 | #4,234 |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 5 | #9,065 |
| 1974 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 6 | #7,290 |
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