Recorded 1918–2008 Girls' name Peak 1989 280 births

Aminta — girls' name

280 babies named Aminta in U.S. Social Security records since 1918, with the highest year being 1989. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s51930s51940s261950s161960s401970s671980s471990s602000s14
1970s
Peak decade

24% of everyone ever named Aminta was born in this single decade.

1989
Single peak year

11 babies were named Aminta in 1989 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Aminta

The Social Security Administration has registered 280 babies named Aminta between 1918 and 2008, spanning 91 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Aminta currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2008. The name reached its historical peak in 1989, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Aminta performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 67 births during that ten-year window. Across the 9 decades of recorded activity, Aminta shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 20 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Aminta in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Aminta 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 280 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.

Aminta at a glance

Last recorded 2008

Total births

280

Since 1918

91 years of records

Peak year

1989

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2008

Active since

1918

Recorded for 91 years

Last year on file: 2008

Aminta popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2008–1918

Last recorded 2008
Peak year (1989)
11
Annual births at peak — across 91 years of records
4681012 20081993198719771971196219461918 5

Aminta by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
67 births that decade — 24% of Aminta's all-time total
1910s51930s51940s261950s161960s401970s671980s471990s602000s14

Aminta by state

Where Aminta concentrates geographically — total births since 1918

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Aminta
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
20 7.1%
Texas share of Aminta's total US births 7.1%

20 of 280 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Aminta?
280 babies have been named Aminta since 1918. It was last recorded in 2008. The peak year was 1989 with 11 births.
When was Aminta most popular?
Aminta was most popular in the 1970s decade with 67 total births. The single peak year was 1989.
Where is Aminta most popular?
The top states for the name Aminta are Texas (20 births).
How long has the name Aminta been used?
Aminta has been recorded in Social Security data since 1918, spanning 91 years of data through 2008.
What names are similar to Aminta?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Amira, Amie, Amina, Amiyah, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1918–2008 (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.