Aminah is a distinctive choice, ranked #490 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Aminah in their class.
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UK Rank 2025
#490
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About the Name Aminah
Aminah is steadily gaining in popularity, up 49 places over the past five years. Its best recorded rank was #263 in 2013, and it currently sits at #429. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Aminah is fairly common in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Aminah in their class.
โญ Famous People Named Aminah
Aminah Assilmi โ Aminah Assilmi was an American broadcast journalist, national Muslim community activist and director of the International Union of Muslim Women.
Aminah Zawedde โ Aminah Zawedde, is a Ugandan computer scientist. academic and public administrator, who serves as the permanent secretary of the Uganda Ministry of ICT and National Guidance since 15 July 2021.
Aminah Dimaporo โ Sittie Aminah Quibranza Dimaporo is a Filipino politician who is a member of the House of Representatives.
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 Aminah
Unlikely. With around 81 UK babies named Aminah per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Aminah in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Aminah has been fairly steady, ranked #490 in 2025 against #478 in 2020. Its best recorded position was #263 in 2013.
Aminah 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 Aminah include: Aminah Zawedde, Aminah Dimaporo and Aminah Robinson Fayek. Short summaries for each appear below.
Aminah does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice โ your child is unlikely to encounter American Aminahs in the wild.
81
UK babies named Aminah (2025)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.1
In a school of 600
↓ 12 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Aminah
Almost certainly the only Aminah 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 Aminah
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Aminah Zawedde, is a Ugandan computer scientist. academic and public administrator, who serves as the permanent secretary of the Uganda Ministry of ICT and National Guidance since 15 July 2021.