Girls' name · since 1965
Aminah
Aminah has 5,536 recorded births since 1965 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2017 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #2,408 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,160 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 5,536
- born since 1965
- 2010s
- peak decade
Aminah currently ranks #1160 among girls' names in America, with 5,536 babies recorded since 1965.
Social Security Administration records show Aminah recorded 5,536 times among girls since 1965, holding rank #1160 nationally today, ahead of 93% 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 1965 to 2025.
- #2,408 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,160 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 5,536 born since 1965
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Aminah ranks #2,408 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,160 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 5,536 born since 1965, peaking in the 2010s.
- #2,408 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,160 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 5,536
- born since 1965
- 2010s
- peak decade
Aminah's 5,536 recorded births place it above 96.67% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
27 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Aminah compares
5,536 Top 13% higher than 87% 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
Aminah's all-time total is 15x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Aminah | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 5,536 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 306 | 21 | 19,840 |
Aminah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Aminah's SSA record in two at 1996 and the more recent half accounts for 86% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 14%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1967, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 2017 peak of 306, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Aminah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1965–2025
- Peak year (2017)
- 306
- Annual births at peak, across 61 years of records
Aminah by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (2,109 births, 38% of the file).
2010s was Aminah's strongest decade.
2,109 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.
Aminah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 24
1960s
24 births
- 1970s 200
1970s
200 births
- 1980s 282
1980s
282 births
- 1990s 588
1990s
588 births
- 2000s
2000s
983 births
- 2010s
2010s
2,109 births
- 2020s
2020s
1,350 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 2,109 births (38% of all-time use).
How Aminah 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 Aminah's total volume
Aminah by state
Where Aminah concentrates geographically, total births since 1965
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 596 | 10.8% |
| #2 | New York | | 545 | 9.8% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 341 | 6.2% |
| #4 | New Jersey | | 335 | 6.1% |
| #5 | Texas | | 296 | 5.3% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 291 | 5.3% |
| #7 | Georgia | | 220 | 4.0% |
| #8 | Florida | | 203 | 3.7% |
596 of 5,536 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 27 reporting states.
Aminah appears in 27 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Aminah's data
- Aminah's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (2,109 total births) through the 2020s (1,350) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Aminahs (596 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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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Aminah: 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 (~60 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, 1965–2025 (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 Aminah 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.