Aminata

“Honest and faithful; West African form of the Arabic name Amina” — Arabic (West African form of Amina) origin

Girl's name · #2441 in the US (2025) · 2010s

Aminata reached #1996 in 2015 and has eased to #2441 since. About 2,300 girls have carried it since 1974. In New York it runs about 6× its national rate.

Around the world: about 1 in 700 girls in France (2025) · about 1 in 2,500 girls in Belgium (2025) · about 1 in 6,800 girls in Switzerland (2024).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 5 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Aminatas

Aminata Savadogo — Latvian singer-songwriter (born 1993)
Aminata Touré — Senegalese prime minister
Aminata Sow Fall — Senegalese writer
Aminata Dramane Traoré — Malian politician
Aminata Diallo — French association football player

What Aminatas become

Among 163 notable people named Aminata:

Sports figures appear 2.3× more often than among typical names — e.g. Aminata Diallo, French association football player.

Similar names: Antonia · Raniyah · Aminah · Fatoumata · Aleigha · Amyrah

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