Amina

Amina arrives with an Arabic root meaning trustworthy or faithful, and the name was famously borne by the mother of the Prophet Muhammad, giving it deep resonance across the Muslim world. In West Africa, Queen Amina of Zazzau rode into the sixteenth century as a warrior-ruler whose city walls still stand. The sound is soft yet self-possessed, three light syllables that move like water over stone. In the United States, Amina has climbed into the top 400, reflecting both global migration and a growing taste for names with gentle strength. A name of quiet authority.