Given name & surname
Aminta
“protector and defender of her loved ones”
Aminta is a variant of Amynta. One Latin interpretation is “protector and defender of her loved ones.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Aminta is a variant of Amynta. One Latin interpretation is “protector and defender of her loved ones.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Aminta is a variant of Amynta. An origin associated with Amynta is Latin.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In Italian usage, Aminta developed from Amyntas. In Italian usage, Aminta developed from Ἀμύντας.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1918. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Aminta through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 280
- 0 boys · 280 girls
- Most popular year
- 1989
- 11 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 2008. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,110 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Aminta’s family of names
In Italian usage, Aminta developed from the Latin form Amyntas. Aminta has a related form in Amina. Aminta has a related form in Amynta.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 8
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Aminta
- Aminta GraneraNicaraguan police officerborn 1952
- Aminta BuenañoEcuadorian writer & politicianborn 1958
- Aminta H. BreauxAmerican psychologist and academic administratorborn 1959
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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