US rank #5343 Girls' name Peak 2015 517 births

Aaminah — #5343 US girls' name

517 babies named Aaminah in U.S. Social Security records since 1991, with the highest year being 2015. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s572000s1082010s2642020s88
#5343
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 70% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

51% of everyone ever named Aaminah was born in this single decade.

2015
Single peak year

42 babies were named Aaminah in 2015 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Aaminah

The Social Security Administration has registered 517 babies named Aaminah between 1991 and 2024, spanning 34 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Aaminah currently holds the #5343 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2015, when 42 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Aaminah performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 264 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Aaminah shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 11 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Illinois. In total, SSA state-level files list Aaminah in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Aaminah in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 517 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Aaminah at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

517

Since 1991

34 years of records

Peak year

2015

42 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#5,343

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1991

Recorded for 34 years

Last year on file: 2024

Aaminah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1991

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2015)
42
Annual births at peak — across 34 years of records
01020304050 20242019201420092004199919941991 5

Aaminah by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
264 births that decade — 51% of Aaminah's all-time total
1990s572000s1082010s2642020s88

Aaminah by state

Where Aaminah concentrates geographically — total births since 1991

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Aaminah
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
11 2.1%
#2 Illinois
7 1.4%
California share of Aaminah's total US births 2.1%
Even split

11 of 517 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Aaminah?
517 babies have been named Aaminah since 1991. It currently ranks #5343 among girls. The peak year was 2015 with 42 births.
When was Aaminah most popular?
Aaminah was most popular in the 2010s decade with 264 total births. The single peak year was 2015.
Where is Aaminah most popular?
The top states for the name Aaminah are California (11 births), Illinois (7 births).
How long has the name Aaminah been used?
Aaminah has been recorded in Social Security data since 1991, spanning 34 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Aaminah?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Aamiyah, Aamira, Aamina, Aamirah, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1991–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.