Amin
Masculine name of Arabic origin meaning "trustworthy" or "faithful".
Name Census estimates that about 3,258 living Americans carry the first name Amin. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Amin today is around 23 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Amin births was 2022 (104 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Amin. 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 Amin with official rankings and popularity over time.
People living today
3.3K
~ 1 in 105,204 Americans
Peak year
2022
104 babies that year
Average age
23
years old
2024 SSA rank
#1,637
Tracked since 1965
Census
Amin in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 5,708 people with the first name Amin, which placed it at #3,587 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
#3,587
National first-name rank
People counted
5.7K
5,708 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
1.9
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
41.5% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Amin
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Amin is White at 41.5%. The next largest groups are Black (22.9%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (20.0%). 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 Amin 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 Amin at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White41.5% · 2,368
- Black or African American22.9% · 1,309
- Asian and Pacific Islander20.0% · 1,139
- Hispanic or Latino8.3% · 472
- Two or more races7.1% · 405
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.3% · 15
Popularity
Amin: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Amin from the 1960s through to the 2020s, spanning 7 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 837 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2010s peak, Amin remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Amin 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 Amin during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Amins live
The SSA's state-level files cover 16 states and territories. New York, California, Pennsylvania recorded the most babies named Amin, while District of Columbia, Tennessee, Maryland recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 108 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Amin
The name Amin has its origins in the Arabic language and culture, tracing back to the 7th century CE. It is derived from the Arabic word "amana," which means "trustworthy" or "faithful." The name was particularly popular among early Muslims and is found in various Arabic texts and historical records from that era.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Amin can be found in the Quran, the holy book of Islam. In Surah Al-Qasas (28:26), the name is mentioned when a woman says to her father, "O my father, hire him. Indeed, the best one you can hire is the strong and the trustworthy (al-ameen)." This verse is often interpreted as referring to the Prophet Muhammad, who was known for his honesty and trustworthiness, even before his prophethood.
Throughout Islamic history, several notable figures bore the name Amin. One of the most famous was Abu Hanifa Nu'man ibn Thabit, known as Al-Imam Al-Amin (699-767 CE), the founder of the Hanafi school of Islamic jurisprudence, one of the four major Sunni legal schools. Another important figure was Amin al-Dawla (891-942 CE), an influential Persian ruler and military commander who served as the de facto ruler of the Abbasid Caliphate for a time.
In the 19th century, Amin was the name of a prominent Egyptian statesman and reformer, Muhammad Amin al-Khudayri (1819-1889). He played a significant role in modernizing Egypt's educational and legal systems during the reign of Khedive Ismail Pasha.
The name Amin also gained prominence in the 20th century. Amin al-Husseini (1895-1974) was a Palestinian Arab nationalist and Muslim leader who served as the Grand Mufti of Jerusalem during the British Mandate of Palestine. Idi Amin (1925-2003) was a former military officer and President of Uganda, known for his brutal regime and human rights abuses.
Another notable figure was Amin Gemayel (born 1942), a Lebanese politician and former President of Lebanon from 1982 to 1988. He was a prominent member of the Kataeb Party and played a significant role in the Lebanese Civil War.
While the name Amin has Arabic roots, it has been adopted and used in various cultures and regions around the world, especially in areas with significant Muslim populations. The name's meaning of trustworthiness and faithfulness has contributed to its enduring popularity across generations.
Notable bearers
Famous people named Amin
People
Amin + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Amin 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
Amin: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Amin?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 3,258 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Amin 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 105,204 US residents.
Is Amin a common name?
We classify Amin as "Rare". It ranks above 95.4% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 3,333 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Amin most popular?
The single biggest year for Amin was 2022, when 104 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Amin is about 23 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Amin in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 5,708 people with the name Amin, or 1.89 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #3,587 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 Amin 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 Amin?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Amin leans strongly male. 5,594 people counted with this name were male (97.8%), compared with 123 female bearers (2.2%). 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 Amin?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Amin is White at 41.5%. The next largest groups are Black (22.9%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (20.0%). 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 Amin most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Amin in the 2020 Census, accounting for 41.5% (2,368 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 Amin in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Amin a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Amin 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 Amin still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Amin 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 Amin 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 the name Amin?
If you just want to know how many people have the name Amin, HowManyOfMe.org gives you the headline number in one glance.