Girls' name · since 1943
Amina
Amina has 19,270 recorded births since 1943 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2017 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #1,092 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #315 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 19,270
- born since 1943
- 2010s
- peak decade
19,270 babies have been named Amina since 1943, making it today's #315 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Amina recorded 19,270 times among girls since 1943, holding rank #315 nationally today, ahead of 98% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1943 to 2025.
- #1,092 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #315 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 19,270 born since 1943
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Amina ranks #1,092 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #315 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 19,270 born since 1943, peaking in the 2010s.
- #1,092 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #315 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 19,270
- born since 1943
- 2010s
- peak decade
Amina's 19,270 recorded births place it above 98.49% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
43 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Amina compares
19,270 Top 7% higher than 93% 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
Amina's all-time total is 51x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Amina | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 19,270 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 1,180 | 21 | 19,840 |
Amina's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Amina's full recorded timeline at 1994, 91% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 9% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1943, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2017 peak of 1,180 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Amina popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1943–2025
- Peak year (2017)
- 1,180
- Annual births at peak, across 83 years of records
Amina by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (7,868 births, 41% of the file).
2010s was Amina's strongest decade.
7,868 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Amina births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
- 1950s 12
1950s
12 births
- 1960s 64
1960s
64 births
- 1970s 536
1970s
536 births
- 1980s 755
1980s
755 births
- 1990s 1,331
1990s
1,331 births
- 2000s 2,891
2000s
2,891 births
- 2010s
2010s
7,868 births
- 2020s
2020s
5,808 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 7,868 births (41% of all-time use).
How Amina 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 Amina's total volume
Amina by state
Where Amina concentrates geographically, total births since 1943
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 2,505 | 13.0% |
| #2 | California | | 2,004 | 10.4% |
| #3 | Texas | | 1,152 | 6.0% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 1,082 | 5.6% |
| #5 | Florida | | 973 | 5.0% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 860 | 4.5% |
| #7 | Ohio | | 842 | 4.4% |
| #8 | Georgia | | 724 | 3.8% |
2,505 of 19,270 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 43 reporting states.
Amina appears in 43 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Amina's data
- Amina's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (7,868 total births) through the 2020s (5,808) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Aminas (2,505 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 Amina: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2017)
Similar record span (~82 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, 1943–2025 (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 Amina 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.