The nameAmine

Meaning

Amine comes from the Arabic amin, "faithful, loyal, trustworthy". Al-Amin, "the trustworthy one", is a title given to the Prophet Muhammad.

Origin

Arabic. It is also spelled Amin. The feminine is Amina.

History

Widely used across the Arab world, Amine spread in France from the 1980s, especially in families of North African origin.

Amine in other languages

Amine transcribes the Arabic Amin, "faithful, trustworthy". It is Amin in Persian and Emin in Turkish. Al-Amin was one of the epithets of the Prophet Muhammad.

Famous people named Amine

• Amine Gouiri, footballer
• Amin Maalouf, writer, permanent secretary of the Académie française

Popularity of the name Amine

Amine in France

Amine was most popular in France in the 2010s, with 9,920 births over the decade, 37% of all recorded babies named Amine. Its rise began around 1987, and it peaked in 2006. Half of all babies named Amine in France were born before 2009, so it is mostly a name of today's children and teenagers. Over the last five years on record, it has been falling: 445 births a year on average, against 752 in the five years before.

Amine in Belgium

Amine was most popular in Belgium in the 2000s, with 969 births over the decade, 44% of all recorded babies named Amine. Half of all babies named Amine in Belgium were born before 2009, so it is mostly a name of today's children and teenagers. Over the last five years on record, it has been falling: 38 births a year on average, against 62 in the five years before.