Aminatou
Aminatou Ali Ahmed Haidar, sometimes spelled as Aminetou, Aminatu or Aminetu, is a Sahrawi human rights activist and an advocate of the independence of Western Sahara. She is often called the "Sahrawi Gandhi" or "Sahrawi Pasionaria" for her nonviolent protests. She is the president of the Collective of Sahrawi Human Rights Defenders (CODESA).
- Western African
Meaning & Origin of Aminatou
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Aminatou Ali Ahmed Haidar, sometimes spelled as Aminetou, Aminatu or Aminetu, is a Sahrawi human rights activist and an advocate of the independence of Western Sahara. She is often called the "Sahrawi Gandhi" or "Sahrawi Pasionaria" for her nonviolent protests. She is the president of the Collective of Sahrawi Human Rights Defenders (CODESA).
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Western African
Origin & history
The Story of Aminatou
The earliest SSA record of Aminatou as a baby girl name dates back to 2004, when 6 babies received it. 2004 was its biggest year on record, with 6 newborns named Aminatou — #14,177 in the national rankings. The 2010s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 59% of all recorded Aminatous. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2019 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 27 Aminatous have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2000s through the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Aminatou
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Aminatou. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Where is Aminatou most common?
Predicted country distribution based on naming patterns globally.
- CM71%
- NE10%
- SN9%
- GN5%
- BJ4%
Source: Nationalize.io . Probabilities are global naming-pattern estimates, not strict counts.
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About the name Aminatou
Aminatou is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2004 and has accumulated 27 births in the dataset. Aminatou's peak popularity came in 2004 when it ranked #14,177. Use the chart and map above to compare Aminatou'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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