Boy’s name · Sanskrit, Arabic

Aman

How to say it: uh-MAHN · /əˈmɑn/

Sanskrit 'aman' meaning 'peace, tranquility'; in Arabic 'aman' means 'safety' - widely used across South Asia and Middle East.

Aman was the 1,808th most popular boys’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 61 babies (Social Security Administration). Its busiest decade was the 2000s, its births are up about 10% in ten years, and it is projected to rise to #1,556 by 2030.

Updated · SSA 2025 data, published May 2026 · Insee 2025 data, published July 2026 · How we compute these figures

#1,808for boys in 2025
1 in 54,349US babies
61born in 2025
#1,556projected for 2030
2000sits peak decade
under 1 in 200chance a classmate shares it

Key facts

Key facts about Aman
Rank among boys’ names, 2025#1,808
Babies born in 202561
Share of births1 in 54,349
Peak decade2000s
Change over 10 years+10%
Projected rank for 2030 (estimate)#1,556
In France, 2025#1,664 among boys’ names, 10 births

Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France). How we compute these figures.

Its life, decade by decade

Aman is a newcomer: almost all of its history is from the last forty years.

1900195020002020–25
Peak: 48 per million births, 2000s.

What goes with it

Nicknames

  • Ami

Honouring a Aman in the family

In the classroom

In a class of 25 children born in 2025, the chance that another child is called Aman is about under 1 in 200.

Around the world

This spelling is used in Arabic, English, French, Hindi.

In France: #1,664 for boys in 2025.

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