Boy’s name · Arabic

Amin

How to say it: uh-MEEN · /əˈmin/

Arabic name meaning 'trustworthy, faithful' - classic across Muslim world, also variant of Amen.

Amin was the 1,082nd most popular boys’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 106 babies (Social Security Administration). The 2020s are its busiest decade so far, its births are up about 24% in ten years, and it is projected to rise to #988 by 2030.

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

#1,082for boys in 2025
1 in 20,339US babies
106born in 2025
#988projected for 2030
2020sits peak decade
under 1 in 200chance a classmate shares it

Key facts

Key facts about Amin
Rank among boys’ names, 2025#1,082
Babies born in 2025106
Share of births1 in 20,339
Peak decade2020s
Change over 10 years+24%
Projected rank for 2030 (estimate)#988
In France, 2025#670 among boys’ names, 50 births

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

Its life, decade by decade

Amin is climbing: the 2020s are already its best decade.

1900195020002020–25
Peak: 55 per million births, 2020s.

What goes with it

Nicknames

  • Ami

Other spellings

Honouring a Amin in the family

In the classroom

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

Around the world

This spelling is used in Arabic, English, French.

In France: #670 for boys in 2025.

Famous people named Amin

  • Amin Maalouf (born 1949)Francophone Lebanese writer based in Frances
  • Amin Younes (born 1993)German association football player
  • Amin al-Hafez (1921–2009)3rd President of the Syrian Arab Republic

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