Araminta
Araminta is a feminine given name linked to the plant Amaranth.
- English
Meaning & Origin of Araminta
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Araminta is a feminine given name linked to the plant Amaranth.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Araminta
Araminta first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1880, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1922: 14 births, good for #2,479 nationwide. About 20% of every Araminta on record arrived during the 2020s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Araminta ranks #8,660 for baby girls with 10 births, falling sharply (-17%). All told, over 353 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1880s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Variants & Related Forms of Araminta
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Araminta. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Minta
- Minty
Notable people named Araminta
A small selection from Wikipedia. Tap "Read more" below to see the full list on Wikipedia.
- Araminta Ross (1822–1913), African-American abolitionist who adopted the name Harriet Tubman
- Araminta Estelle Durfee, the birth name of American screen actress Minta Durfee (1889–1975)
- Lady Araminta Spencer-Churchill (born 2007), British equestrian
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Names that sound like Araminta
Phonetically similar names — useful when Araminta is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Alimenta
- Armenta
- Barramunda
- Bramante
- Agrement
- Alimento
- Barramundi
- Parramatta
- Tremendo
- Baramundi
- Vraiment
- Agrimonia
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About the name Araminta
Araminta is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1880 and has accumulated 353 births in the dataset. Araminta's peak popularity came in 1922 when it ranked #836. Use the chart and map above to compare Araminta'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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