Girls' name · since 1974
Aminata
2,314 babies named Aminata in U.S. Social Security records since 1974, with the highest year being 2015. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #4,268 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,449 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,314
- born since 1974
- 2010s
- peak decade
2,314 babies have been named Aminata since 1974, making it today's #2449 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Aminata recorded 2,314 times among girls since 1974, holding rank #2449 nationally today, ahead of 86% 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 1974 to 2025.
- #4,268 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #2,449 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 2,314 born since 1974
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Aminata ranks #4,268 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,449 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 2,314 born since 1974, peaking in the 2010s.
- #4,268 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,449 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,314
- born since 1974
- 2010s
- peak decade
Aminata's 2,314 recorded births place it above 94.09% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
11 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Aminata compares
2,314 Top 21% higher than 79% 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
Aminata's all-time total is 6x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Aminata | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,314 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 99 | 21 | 19,840 |
Aminata's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Aminata's SSA record in two at 2002 and the more recent half accounts for 79% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 21%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1988, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2015 peak of 99, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Aminata popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1974–2025
- Peak year (2015)
- 99
- Annual births at peak, across 52 years of records
Aminata by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (801 births, 35% of the file).
2010s was Aminata's strongest decade.
801 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Aminata births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 30
1970s
30 births
- 1980s 59
1980s
59 births
- 1990s 274
1990s
274 births
- 2000s
2000s
715 births
- 2010s
2010s
801 births
- 2020s
2020s
435 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 801 births (35% of all-time use).
How Aminata 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 Aminata's total volume
Aminata by state
Where Aminata concentrates geographically, total births since 1974
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 808 | 34.9% |
| #2 | Ohio | | 136 | 5.9% |
| #3 | Pennsylvania | | 133 | 5.7% |
| #4 | Maryland | | 107 | 4.6% |
| #5 | Georgia | | 79 | 3.4% |
| #6 | New Jersey | | 22 | 1.0% |
| #7 | Texas | | 15 | 0.6% |
| #8 | California | | 10 | 0.4% |
808 of 2,314 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 11 reporting states.
Aminata appears in 11 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Aminata's data
- Aminata's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (801 total births) through the 2020s (435) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Aminatas (808 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 Aminata: 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 (~51 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, 1974–2025 (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 Aminata 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.