Amaan
An Arabic masculine name meaning peace, security or safety.
Name Census estimates that about 1,038 living Americans carry the first name Amaan. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Amaan today is around 16 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Amaan births was 2004 (51 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Amaan. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Amaan with official rankings and popularity over time.
Key insights
- • Amaan is a relatively new arrival in the SSA data. The average bearer is just 16 years old, meaning it gained most of its traction in the last two decades.
People living today
1.0K
~ 1 in 330,206 Americans
Peak year
2004
51 babies that year
Average age
16
years old
2024 SSA rank
#4,700
Tracked since 1990
Census
Amaan in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 943 people with the first name Amaan, which placed it at #12,972 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#12,972
National first-name rank
People counted
943
943 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.3
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Asian and Pacific Islander
79.2% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Amaan
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Amaan is Asian/Pacific Islander at 79.2%. The next largest groups are Black (8.4%) and Two or More Races (6.6%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Amaan described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Amaan at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Asian and Pacific Islander79.2% · 747
- Black or African American8.4% · 79
- Two or more races6.6% · 62
- White4.1% · 39
- Hispanic or Latino1.2% · 11
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.5% · 5
Popularity
Amaan: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Amaan from the 1990s through to the 2020s, spanning 4 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2000s, with 428 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2000s peak, Amaan remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Amaan by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Amaan during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Amaans live
The SSA's state-level files cover 7 states and territories. California, Illinois, New York recorded the most babies named Amaan, while Florida, Virginia, New Jersey recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 52 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Amaan
The name Amaan is of Arabic origin, derived from the root word "amin," which means "trustworthy" or "faithful." It is believed to have originated in the Middle East during the early Islamic era, around the 7th century AD.
The name Amaan gained popularity among Muslims, as it is closely associated with the concept of faith and trust in Islamic teachings. In Arabic literature and poetry, the name is often used as a metaphor for reliability, security, and peace of mind.
One of the earliest recorded uses of the name Amaan can be found in the Quran, the holy book of Islam. The word "amin" appears multiple times, emphasizing the importance of being trustworthy and faithful in one's beliefs and actions.
Throughout history, there have been several notable individuals who bore the name Amaan. One of the earliest known figures was Amaan ibn Yazid al-Ushbuni (d. 756 AD), a renowned Islamic scholar and poet from Al-Andalus (modern-day Spain).
Another prominent figure was Amaan ibn Abi Ayyub (d. 873 AD), a distinguished Shafi'i jurist and scholar from Baghdad, who made significant contributions to the field of Islamic jurisprudence.
During the Ottoman Empire, Amaan Pasha (1552-1638) was a prominent statesman and military commander who served as the Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire from 1623 to 1624.
In more recent times, Amaan Ahmad Khan (1900-1963) was a respected Indian politician and diplomat who served as the Minister of Education in the first cabinet of independent India.
Amaan Ali Khan (born 1977) is a renowned Indian classical musician and sarod player, carrying on the rich musical tradition of the Senia Bangash School of sarod playing.
The name Amaan has transcended cultural and geographical boundaries, becoming popular among various communities around the world. Its meaning and significance, rooted in the values of trust and faithfulness, continue to resonate with people across different backgrounds and beliefs.
People
Amaan + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Amaan as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with A
Other first names starting with A with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Amaan: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Amaan?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 1,038 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Amaan going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 330,206 US residents.
Is Amaan a common name?
We classify Amaan as "Rare". It ranks above 90.3% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 1,049 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Amaan most popular?
The single biggest year for Amaan was 2004, when 51 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Amaan is about 16 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Amaan in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 943 people with the name Amaan, or 0.31 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #12,972 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Amaan in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Amaan?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Amaan leans strongly male. 928 people counted with this name were male (98.0%), compared with 19 female bearers (2.0%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Amaan?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Amaan is Asian/Pacific Islander at 79.2%. The next largest groups are Black (8.4%) and Two or More Races (6.6%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Amaan most often in the Census?
Asian/Pacific Islander is the largest reported group for people named Amaan in the 2020 Census, accounting for 79.2% (747 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Amaan in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Amaan a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Amaan in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Amaan still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Amaan in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Amaan can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people have Amaan as a first name?
For a faster, more casual read, check HowManyOfMe.org — our sister site built around that single question.