Lamin
Boy · LAH-min · Arabic
Lamin is a boys' name of Arabic origin, meaning “trustworthy, faithful”. In 2025 it ranked 3,021st for boys in the UK (7 babies) and 9,710th for boys in the US (7 babies).
What does Lamin mean?
Arabic: West African form of al-Amin
“trustworthy, faithful”
Al-Amin, 'the trustworthy', was an epithet given to the Prophet Muhammad in his youth.
- Say it
- LAH-min
Is Lamin a girl's or a boy's name?
Lamin is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 7 boys in the UK and 7 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Lamin in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,021among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 7about 1 in 43,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 100% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 7 boys in the UK were named Lamin, making it the 3,021st most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,025th. Its busiest year was 2012, with 10 boys.
Half of all the boys named Lamin in the UK since 1996 were born between 2007 and 2019. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Among boys in 2025, it was 2,938th in England and Wales.
Lamin in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7 | #3,021 |
| 2024 | 8 | #2,750 |
| 2023 | 9 | #2,468 |
| 2022 | 3 | #5,017 |
| 2021 | 5 | #3,614 |
| 2020 | 4 | #4,025 |
| 2019 | 3 | #4,913 |
| 2018 | 5 | #3,596 |
| 2017 | 5 | #3,608 |
| 2016 | 6 | #3,241 |
| 2015 | 6 | #3,149 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 8 | #2,541 |
| 2012 | 10 | #2,230 |
| 2011 | 7 | #2,736 |
| 2010 | 8 | #2,534 |
| 2009 | 3 | #4,691 |
| 2008 | 8 | #2,384 |
| 2007 | 9 | #2,139 |
| 2006 | 3 | #4,204 |
| 2005 | 7 | #2,292 |
| 2004 | 6 | #2,399 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 3 | #3,325 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 3 | #3,043 |
| 1998 | 6 | #1,932 |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 6 | #1,840 |
How popular is Lamin in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #9,710among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 7about 1 in 240,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to calltoo few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 7 boys in the US were named Lamin, making it the 9,710th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 7,029th. Its busiest year was 2007, with 14 boys. It first appears in the records in 1977.
2025 had fewer boys named Lamin than any year since 2018.
Half of all the boys named Lamin in the US since 1880 were born between 2004 and 2019, the years shaded on the chart below.
Lamin in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7 | #9,710 |
| 2024 | 12 | #6,827 |
| 2023 | 9 | #8,250 |
| 2022 | 13 | #6,473 |
| 2021 | 8 | #8,820 |
| 2020 | 11 | #7,029 |
| 2019 | 8 | #8,883 |
| 2018 | 6 | #10,754 |
| 2017 | 6 | #10,770 |
| 2016 | 14 | #6,048 |
| 2015 | 7 | #9,562 |
| 2014 | 12 | #6,627 |
| 2013 | 10 | #7,532 |
| 2012 | 10 | #7,553 |
| 2011 | 8 | #8,760 |
| 2010 | 12 | #6,692 |
| 2009 | 7 | #9,859 |
| 2008 | 5 | #12,546 |
| 2007 | 14 | #5,898 |
| 2006 | 7 | #9,579 |
| 2005 | 8 | #8,292 |
| 2004 | 11 | #6,514 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 13 | #5,388 |
| 2001 | 6 | #9,236 |
| 2000 | 9 | #6,832 |
| 1999 | 6 | #8,697 |
| 1998 | 6 | #8,472 |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 5 | #6,715 |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 7 | #4,552 |
| 1977 | 12 | #3,201 |
Names like Lamin
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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