Araminta

A girls’ name with no widely documented etymology — four syllables, given to 11 babies a year in England and Wales.

Babies a year
11
England and Wales, 2025
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
#2440
11 babies

Araminta by the numbers

In 2025, 11 babies in England and Wales were named Araminta.

Its American peak was 14 babies in 1922, making it a 1920s name.

What we can tell you about Araminta

Not every name has a meaning to trace. Plenty are coined rather than inherited — invented outright, blended from two names, or respelled from an older one — and where we cannot find an etymology we can stand behind, we would rather say so than make one up. What follows comes from the birth records themselves.

Spelled almost the same

Other names in the records within a letter or two of Araminta. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

  • Aaminasafe, secure; feminine of Amin31 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Arminawarrior woman; a form of Herman or Armin12 in the US (2017)
  • Araina24 in the US (2017)
  • Atalantaequal in weight; mighty huntress in Greek myth3 in England and Wales (2025)

Names about as common as Araminta

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