babyNamedAminata
“West African form of Amina”probable meaning
Girl’s name, of Arabic and African origin. Lire en français
- most given girl’s name in France
- 136th
- births in 2023–2025
- 1,220
- babies born in France
- 1 in 1,488
- +8.7% a year recently
- Rising
- peak year
- 2025
Meaning and origin of Aminata
Aminata is thought to mean “West African form of Amina” and is of Arabic and African origin.
Probable meaning: the sources partly agree.
Popularity of Aminata in France since 1986
- It peaked in 2025.
- Over recent years, Aminata has been rising (+8.7% a year).
- In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Aminata every 7.4 schools, all spellings combined.
Aminata in English-speaking countries
- England and WalesONS · 2023-25
42 babies in 3 years1 girl in 18,282
- United StatesSSA · 2023-25
221 babies in 3 years1 girl in 21,864−0.1% a year
- Ontario (Canada)ServiceOntario · 2022-24
1,785th girls’ name7 babies in 3 years1 girl in 22,071
Rarely or never given (below the publication threshold): British Columbia (Canada), Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland and New Zealand.
Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. Counted as written: other spellings are counted apart.
Same sound, other spellings
- Amynata5
Births 2023–2025. At school they sound the same: this total tells you whether your child is likely to share the name.
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