Girls' name · since 1991
Aaminah
Since 1991, U.S. Social Security records show 532 babies named Aaminah, peaking in 2015. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #11,387 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,286 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 532
- born since 1991
- 2010s
- peak decade
532 babies have been named Aaminah since 1991, making it today's #7286 girls' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Aaminah has been recorded 532 times among girls since 1991, currently ranked #7286 nationally and more common than 58% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1991 to 2025.
- #11,387 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #7,286 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 532 born since 1991
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Aaminah ranks #11,387 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,286 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 532 born since 1991, peaking in the 2010s.
- #11,387 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,286 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 532
- born since 1991
- 2010s
- peak decade
Aaminah's 532 recorded births place it above 84.23% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Aaminah compares
532 Top 44% higher than 56% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Aaminah's all-time total is 41% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Aaminah | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 532 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 42 | 21 | 19,840 |
Aaminah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Aaminah splits its recorded history at 2009: 71% of all births land in the more recent half, 29% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1991 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2015 peak of 42 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Aaminah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1991–2025
- Peak year (2015)
- 42
- Annual births at peak, across 35 years of records
Aaminah by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (264 births, 50% of the file).
2010s was Aaminah's strongest decade.
264 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Aaminah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 57
1990s
57 births
- 2000s
2000s
108 births
- 2010s
2010s
264 births
- 2020s 103
2020s
103 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 264 births (50% of all-time use).
How Aaminah compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Aaminah's total volume
Aaminah by state
Where Aaminah concentrates geographically, total births since 1991
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 11 | 2.1% |
| #2 | Illinois | | 7 | 1.3% |
11 of 532 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Aaminah's data
- Aaminah's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (264 total births) through the 2020s (103) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Aaminahs (11 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Aaminah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2015)
Similar record span (~34 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1991–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Aaminah draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.