Amin is a distinctive choice, ranked #976 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Amin in their class.
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UK Rank 2025
#976
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About the Name Amin
Amin is climbing rapidly up the charts, having climbed 404 places in just five years. Its best recorded rank was #526 in 1998 — and current momentum suggests it could challenge that mark again. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Amin is uncommon in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Amin in their class.
⭐ Famous People Named Amin
Idi Amin — Awon'go Idi Amin Dada Oumee was a Ugandan military officer and politician who served as the third president of Uganda from 1971 until his overthrow in 1979.
Samir Amin — Samir Amin (Arabic: سمير أمين) was an Egyptian-French Marxian economist, political scientist and world-systems analyst.
Shadi Amin — Shadi Amin is an Iranian writer and activist.
Biographical summaries are shortened from Wikipedia and are used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; those summaries remain available under that same licence.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Amin
Unlikely. With around 31 UK babies named Amin per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Amin in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Amin is rising: up 254 places since 2020, to #976 in 2025. Its best recorded position was #526 in 1998.
Amin 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 Amin include: Samir Amin, Shadi Amin and Sayed Hassan Amin. Short summaries for each appear below.
Amin does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Amins in the wild.
31
UK babies named Amin (2025)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↑ 254 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Amin
Almost certainly the only Amin in the class
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UK Popularity (1996–2025)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Amin
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Awon'go Idi Amin Dada Oumee was a Ugandan military officer and politician who served as the third president of Uganda from 1971 until his overthrow in 1979.
Amīn al-Dīn Mohammad bin Ali bin Masūd Balyānī Kāzerūnī better known by his pen-names Amīn al-Din (امینالدین) and Sheykh Amīn al-Din Balyani (شیخ امینالدین بلیانی) was Sufi, mystic and poet of the 7th and 8th centuries AH.
Amin al-Hafiz, also known as Amin Hafez, was a Syrian general, politician, and member of the Ba'ath Party who served as the president of Syria from 27 July 1963 to 23 February 1966.