Girls' name · since 1918
Aminta
Since 1918, U.S. Social Security records show 280 babies named Aminta, peaking in 1989. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #16,489 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 280
- born since 1918
- 1970s
- peak decade
280 girls have been named Aminta since 1918, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Aminta has been recorded 280 times among girls since 1918, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1970s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1918 to 2008.
- #16,489 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 280 born since 1918
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Aminta ranks #16,489 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 280 born since 1918, peaking in the 1970s.
- #16,489 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 280
- born since 1918
- 1970s
- peak decade
Aminta's 280 recorded births place it above 77.16% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Aminta's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Aminta's full recorded timeline at 1975, 54% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 46% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1918, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1989 peak of 11 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Aminta popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1918–2008
- Peak year (1989)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 91 years of records
Aminta by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (67 births, 24% of the file).
1970s was Aminta's strongest decade.
67 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 24% of all-time use.
Aminta births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 5
1910s
5 births
- 1930s 5
1930s
5 births
- 1940s 26
1940s
26 births
- 1950s 16
1950s
16 births
- 1960s
1960s
40 births
- 1970s
1970s
67 births
- 1980s
1980s
47 births
- 1990s
1990s
60 births
- 2000s 14
2000s
14 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 67 births (24% of all-time use).
Aminta by state
Where Aminta concentrates geographically, total births since 1918
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 20 | 7.1% |
20 of 280 births nationwide.
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What to do with Aminta's data
- Aminta's decade-level peak was the 1970s (67 total births); usage has since declined to 14 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Amintas (20 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Aminta: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1989)
Similar record span (~90 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, 1918–2008 (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 Aminta 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.