Given name & surname
Aman
“a trustworthy woman”
Aman is used as a given name and a surname. One African interpretation is “a trustworthy woman.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One African interpretation is “a trustworthy woman.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is African.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1969. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Aman through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 2,633
- 2,453 boys · 180 girls
- Most popular year
- 2004
- 128 babies
- 2025
- 61
- #2,285 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +22%
- Rising
Boys, girls and both
The balance of boys and girls given this name has shifted over time. Recent births are 98% boys.
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 61 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 2,285 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 21.8% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 121 in 2004. In 2025, New York had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (8). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 4,758 as a first name in 2020; 4,156 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Aman’s family of names
Aman has a related form in Amana. In Greek usage, Aman as a surname is a transliteration of Άμαν.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 3
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Aman
- Aman AndomEthiopian politician (1924-1974)
- Aman SehrawatIndian freestyle wrestlerborn 2003
- Aman KekilovSoviet poet (1912–1974)
- Aman HambletonCanadian chess playerborn 1992
- Aman VermaEnglish association football playerborn 1987
- Aman AroraPolitician from Punjab, Indiaborn 1974
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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