Ameena is a distinctive choice, ranked #1198 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Ameena in their class.
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UK Rank 2024
#1198
About the Name Ameena
Ameena is climbing rapidly up the charts, having climbed 575 places in just five years. Its best recorded rank was #855 in 2003 — and current momentum suggests it could challenge that mark again. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Ameena is distinctive enough that your child will likely be the only one in both their class and their school — standing out on every register.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Ameena
Unlikely. With around 28 UK babies named Ameena per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Ameena in her class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Ameena is currently rising in popularity in the UK, up 575 places over the last five years to #1198 in 2024. If this trend continues, it will become more common in classrooms over the next decade.
Ameena is a distinctive choice sitting outside the mainstream UK top names. Parents choosing less common names often find their children appreciate the individuality as they grow up, rarely needing to add an initial to distinguish themselves.
Notable people named Ameena include: Ameena Ahmad Ahuja — Ameena Ahmad Ahuja is an Indian painter, calligrapher, writer and linguist, known for her Urdu poetry-inspired artworks.; Ameena Saiyid — Ameena Saiyid OBE is a former managing director of Oxford University Press (OUP) in Pakistan.; Ameena Begum (politician) — Ameena Begum, (popularly known as Dr..
Ameena does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Ameenas in the wild.
28
UK babies named Ameena (2024)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↑ 575 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Ameena
Likely around 1 other Ameena in the class
UK Popularity (1996–2024)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Ameena
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Ameena Ahmad Ahuja is an Indian painter, calligrapher, writer and linguist, known for her Urdu poetry-inspired artworks. She received the fourth highest civilian honour of India, the Padma Shri, in 2009 by the Government of india.
Ameena Saiyid OBE is a former managing director of Oxford University Press (OUP) in Pakistan. She became the head of OUP Pakistan in 1988, becoming the first woman to ever head a multinational company in Pakistan.
Pirani Ameena Begum was a writer and poet who was the wife of Sufi Master Inayat Khan and the mother of their four children: World War II SOE agent Noor-un-Nisa, Vilayat, Hidayat and Khair-un-Nisa (Claire).