Amin
Amin, cognate to amen, is an Arabic male given name, meaning "devoted, honest, straightforward, trusty, worthy of belief, loyal, faithful, obedient".
- Arabic
- Persian
- Urdu
- Indonesian
Meaning & Origin of Amin
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Amin, cognate to amen, is an Arabic male given name, meaning "devoted, honest, straightforward, trusty, worthy of belief, loyal, faithful, obedient".
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Arabic
- Persian
- Urdu
- Indonesian
- Malay
The Story of Amin
American parents first put Amin on the record books as a baby boy name in 1965, with 7 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2026, when 109 Amins were born — ranking #1,581 that year. About 24% of every Amin on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Amin ranks #1,581 for baby boys with 109 births, rising sharply (+24% over the past five years). All told, over 4K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1960s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Amin
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Amin. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Names that sound like Amin
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About the name Amin
Amin is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1965 and has accumulated 4K births in the dataset. Amin's peak popularity came in 2026 when it ranked #904. Use the chart and map above to compare Amin's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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