Amine
Amin, cognate to amen, is an Arabic masculine given name and surname, meaning "devoted, honest, straightforward, trusty, worthy of belief, loyal, faithful, obedient". The name has been loaned into a few other languages, namely ones spoken by Muslim populations. In Persian it has the same meaning. The Turkish written form of the name is Emin. Other spellings include the Turkic Tatar language Әмин.
- Arabic
- Turkish
Meaning & Origin of Amine
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Amin, cognate to amen, is an Arabic masculine given name and surname, meaning "devoted, honest, straightforward, trusty, worthy of belief, loyal, faithful, obedient". The name has been loaned into a few other languages, namely ones spoken by Muslim populations. In Persian it has the same meaning. The Turkish written form of the name is Emin. Other spellings include the Turkic Tatar language Әмин.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Arabic
- Turkish
The Story of Amine
The earliest SSA record of Amine as a baby boy name dates back to 1981, when 5 babies received it. 2003 was its biggest year on record, with 22 newborns named Amine — #3,838 in the national rankings. The 2000s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 35% of all recorded Amines. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #7,019 among baby boy names with 10 births, falling sharply (-28%). In total, more than 475 Amines have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Amine
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About the name Amine
Amine is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1981 and has accumulated 475 births in the dataset. Amine's peak popularity came in 2003 when it ranked #3,838. Use the chart and map above to compare Amine'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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