Aminah is a spelling of the Arabic Amina, which means "trustworthy", "faithful" or "safe", from the same root as amen. Aminah bint Wahb was the mother of the Prophet Muhammad, which makes the name beloved across the Muslim world. In the United States Aminah entered the top 1000 in 2015, peaked at number 887 in 2017 and ranks 1160 in 2025.