Amin is a distinctive choice, ranked #826 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Amin in their class.
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UK Rank 2024
#826
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 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 Amin
Unlikely. With around 39 UK babies named Amin per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Amin in his class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Amin is currently rising in popularity in the UK, up 404 places over the last five years to #826 in 2024. If this trend continues, it will become more common in classrooms over the next decade.
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 — 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.; Sayed Hassan Amin — Sayed Hassan Amin is an Iranian lawyer, philosopher, scholar, author and pro-democracy political figure..
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.
39
UK babies named Amin (2024)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↑ 404 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
Likely around 1 other Amin in the class
UK Popularity (1996–2024)
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. He rose through military ranks until he became commander of all Ugandan armed forces in 1970.
Samir Amin (Arabic: سمير أمين) was an Egyptian-French Marxian economist, political scientist and world-systems analyst. He is noted for his introduction of the term Eurocentrism in 1988 and considered a pioneer of dependency theory.
Ma'ruf Amin is an Indonesian politician, Islamic cleric, and lecturer who served as the 13th vice president of Indonesia from 2019 to 2024. Aged nearly 77 years old when inaugurated, he is the oldest Indonesian vice president to ever be sworn in.
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Mohammed Amin al-Husseini was a Palestinian Arab nationalist and Muslim leader in Mandatory Palestine. He was the scion of the al-Husayni family of Jerusalemite Arab nobles, who trace their origins to the Islamic prophet Muhammad.
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.
Amin Hassan Nasser (Arabic: أمين حسن الناصر) is the President and CEO of Saudi Aramco, the world's largest oil producer. He became acting president and chief executive in May 2015 before assuming the position permanently in September 2015.