Amina is an Arabic name that means "trustworthy", "faithful" or "safe". It was the name of the mother of the Prophet Muhammad and of a 16th-century warrior queen of Zazzau in present-day Nigeria, so it is loved across the Muslim world and in West Africa. Amina has been in the US top 1000 since 2002, peaked at number 271 in 2017 and ranks 315th among girls' names in 2025.