Aminta
Aminta is a pastoral play written by Torquato Tasso in 1573, performed during a garden party at the court of Ferrara. Both the actors and the public were noble persons living at the Court, who could understand subtle allusions the poet made to that style of life, in contrast with the life of shepherds, represented in an idyllic way.
Meaning & Origin of Aminta
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Aminta is a pastoral play written by Torquato Tasso in 1573, performed during a garden party at the court of Ferrara. Both the actors and the public were noble persons living at the Court, who could understand subtle allusions the poet made to that style of life, in contrast with the life of shepherds, represented in an idyllic way.
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The Story of Aminta
Aminta first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1918, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1989, when 11 Amintas were born — ranking #6,955 that year. As of 2026, Aminta ranks #17,501 for baby girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 280 Amintas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
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About the name Aminta
Aminta is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1918 and has accumulated 280 births in the dataset. Aminta's peak popularity came in 1989 when it ranked #6,955. Use the chart and map above to compare Aminta'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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