Aminata is a distinctive choice, ranked #2116 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Aminata in their class.
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UK Rank 2024
#2116
About the Name Aminata
Aminata is gradually declining in popularity, having dropped 74 places over five years. Its high point was #1386 in 2006, and it now sits at #2116. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Aminata 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 Aminata
Unlikely. With around 13 UK babies named Aminata per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Aminata in her class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Aminata has been declining in UK popularity, dropping 74 places in the last five years. Its peak was #1386 in 2006. Choosing it now means she is likely to be among the last of her generation with this name.
Aminata 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 Aminata include: Aminata Touré (Senegalese politician) — Aminata Touré is a Senegalese politician who served as the Prime Minister of Senegal from 1 September 2013 to 4 July 2014.; Aminata Barrow — Aminata (Amie) Nia-Maria Barrow is a Gambian competitive swimmer.; Aminata Camara (footballer) — Aminata Camara is a Guinean professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Moroccan Division 1 Féminin club FUS Rabat and captains the Guinea national....
Aminata does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Aminatas in the wild.
13
UK babies named Aminata (2024)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↓ 74 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Aminata
Likely around 1 other Aminata in the class
UK Popularity (1996–2024)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Aminata
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Aminata Touré is a Senegalese politician who served as the Prime Minister of Senegal from 1 September 2013 to 4 July 2014. She was the second female Prime Minister of Senegal after Mame Madior Boye, and she previously served as Justice Minister from 2012 to 2013.
Aminata Camara is a Guinean professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Moroccan Division 1 Féminin club FUS Rabat and captains the Guinea national team.
Aminata Dramane Traoré is a Malian author, politician, and political activist. She served as the Minister of Culture and Tourism of Mali from 1997 to 2000 and also worked as coordinator of the United Nations Development Programme.
Aminata Namasia Bazego is a politician and member of the Democratic Republic of the Congo Parliament, appointed Deputy Minister of Primary, Secondary and Technical Education since April 2021.
Kehsna was a Senegalese writer. She studied in several different nations, including the United States and France, before becoming a writer in the 1980s.
Aminata Sininta is a Malian women's basketball player. Sininta represented Mali, and competed as part of the women's national basketball team at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.
Aminata Konate is a French basketball player who plays for club Cavigal Nice of the League feminine de basket the top league of basketball for women in France.
Aminata Sylla, better known by her ring-name Queen Aminata, is a Guinean professional wrestler. She is signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW) and AEW's sister promotion Ring of Honor (ROH).