Amina
Usage of Amina in different languages / cultures
The list below was created by gathering names from various sources for different languages, and then matching Amina against each list of names.
Note: In some cases it is possible for the check mark to be missing even if Amina is used in a particular country, as almost no source name list has 100% coverage.
Featured in baby name books
Amina is an Arabic name meaning “honest,” “trustworthy,” or “truthful,” the feminine form of Amin, with variants like Ameena and Aminah. A powerful namesake is Amina of Zaria, the 16th-century Hausa warrior queen who rapidly expanded her kingdom across northern Nigeria.
Amina in official name statistics
United States
In 2025, 970 girls were named Amina, making it the #315 girls' name in the US. Since 1943, 19,270 girls have been named Amina, with the most (1,180) in 2017. It is most common, relative to births, in Delaware, Washington, D.C. and New York.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2025. Names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year are not listed.
Other countries
Counts are babies born that year, or living people for "all ages" rows, as published by each country's statistics office or population register.
Towns named Amina
There are 15 towns and villages with Amina in their name, in 10 countries.
🇩🇴 Dominican Republic 3🇮🇳 India 2🇱🇷 Liberia 2🇳🇬 Nigeria 2🇧🇷 Brazil 1🇨🇬 Republic of the Congo 1🇬🇳 Guinea 1🇬🇼 Guinea-Bissau 1
| Name | Where | Population | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amina | Valverde Province, 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic | 1,910 | Map |
| Amina | Cuvette, 🇨🇬 Republic of the Congo | – | Map |
| Amina | Montserrado County, 🇱🇷 Liberia | – | Map |
| Amina | Benue State, 🇳🇬 Nigeria | – | Map |
| Amina | Osun State, 🇳🇬 Nigeria | – | Map |
| Amina | Southern Province, 🇸🇱 Sierra Leone | – | Map |
| Amina Bofé | Kankan Region, 🇬🇳 Guinea | – | Map |
| Amina Dala | Oio, 🇬🇼 Guinea-Bissau | – | Map |
| Aminã | Pará, 🇧🇷 Brazil | – | Map |
| Amīna | Uttar Pradesh, 🇮🇳 India | – | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Amina songs
2 songs and musical works on Wikidata have Amina in their title. The best known:
- Amina – Sanaipei Tande (2017)
- Amina featuring Bayanni, crayon, Big N,Mavins, Rema and Ayra Star – Ladipoe (2022)
Song data: Wikidata (CC0), ordered by how widely each song is covered on Wikipedia.
Amina as a pet name
FurryName has found 9 dogs named Amina in public pet registers, making it the #15,165 dog name there. Most of them are registered in New York City (6), Allegheny County (3). Amina as a dog name →
Amina products
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