Given name & surname
Binta
“with God”
Binta is used as a given name and a surname. One African interpretation is “with God.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One African interpretation is “with God.”
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 1972. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Binta through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 613
- 0 boys · 613 girls
- Most popular year
- 2007
- 28 babies
- 2025
- 25
- #5,120 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +20%
- Rising
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 25 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 5,120 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 19.6% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, New York had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (10). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,037 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.
Binta’s family of names
Binta has a related form in Binti. Binta has a related form in Bint. Binta has a related form in Binte.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 8
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Binta
- Binta Masi Garbapolitician in Nigeriaborn 1967
- Binta Ayo MogajiNigerian actressborn 1964
- Fati NigerNigerien singer
- Binta Mammanpolitician from Nigeria
- Binta DiakitéIvorian footballerborn 1985
- Binta DrammehSwedish basketball player (born 1992)
- Binta AnnGuinean female teacher an activistborn 1975
- Binta Zahra DiopSenegalese swimmerborn 1990
- Binta SukaiNigerian model
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
Similar names
If you love Binta, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
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Nyala
“resembling an antelope”
>99% girls