Boy’s name · Arabic, Turkish

Emin

How to say it: eh-MEEN · /eˈmin/

From Arabic 'amin' meaning 'trustworthy' - common Turkish and Bosnian form spelled Emin.

Emin was the 2,535th most popular boys’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 36 babies (Social Security Administration). The 2020s are its busiest decade so far, its births are up about 32% in ten years, and it is projected to slip to #2,687 by 2030.

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

#2,535for boys in 2025
1 in 92,092US babies
36born in 2025
#2,687projected for 2030
2020sits peak decade
under 1 in 200chance a classmate shares it

Key facts

Key facts about Emin
Rank among boys’ names, 2025#2,535
Babies born in 202536
Share of births1 in 92,092
Peak decade2020s
Change over 10 years+32%
Projected rank for 2030 (estimate)#2,687
In France, 2025#813 among boys’ names, 35 births

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

Its life, decade by decade

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

1900195020002020–25
Peak: 18 per million births, 2020s.

What goes with it

Nicknames

  • Emi

Honouring a Emin in the family

In the classroom

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

Around the world

This spelling is used in Arabic, Dutch, English, French, German, Turkish.

In France: #813 for boys in 2025.

Famous people named Emin

  • Emin (born 1979)Azerbaijani-Russian singer and businessman
  • Emin Mahmudov (born 1992)Azerbaijani footballer
  • Emin Ahmadov (born 1986)Olympic wrestler

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