Given name & surname
Lamine
“one who faithful and trustworthy”
In French use, Lamine has a related form in Amin. One Arabic interpretation is “one who faithful and trustworthy.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In French use, Lamine has a related form in Amin. One Arabic interpretation is “one who faithful and trustworthy.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
In French use, Lamine has a related form in Amin. An origin associated with Amin is Arabic.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1980. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Lamine through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 314
- 314 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2025
- 21 babies
- 2025
- 21
- #4,802 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +54%
- Rising fast
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 21 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 4,802 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 54.2% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 512 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.
Lamine’s family of names
In French usage, Lamine has a related form in Amin.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Lamine
- Lamine YamalSpanish association football player (born 2007)
- Lamine GassamaSenegalese and French footballerborn 1989
- Lamine CamaraSenegalese footballer (born 2004)
- Lamine DiackSenegalese sports manager (1933–2021)
- Lamine BeyMonarch of Tunis (1943-1957)1881–1962
- Lamine DiattaSenegalese and French footballerborn 1975
- Lamine KonéIvorian footballerborn 1989
- Lamine DiarraSenegalese footballerborn 1983
- Lamine Ben AzizaTunisian association football playerborn 1952
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.