Araminta
A feminine name of Greek origin meaning "from Mount Aramas".
Name Census estimates that about 151 living Americans carry the first name Araminta. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Araminta today is around 30 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Araminta births was 1922 (14 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Araminta. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Araminta with official rankings and popularity over time.
People living today
151
~ 1 in 2,269,896 Americans
Peak year
1922
14 babies that year
Average age
30
years old
2024 SSA rank
#8,975
Tracked since 1880
Census
Araminta in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 323 people with the first name Araminta, which placed it at #28,012 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#28,012
National first-name rank
People counted
323
323 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
37.8% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Araminta
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Araminta is White at 37.8%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (31.0%) and Black (22.9%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Araminta described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Araminta at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White37.8% · 122
- Hispanic or Latino31.0% · 100
- Black or African American22.9% · 74
- Two or more races5.9% · 19
- Asian and Pacific Islander1.2% · 4
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.2% · 4
Popularity
Araminta: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Araminta from the 1880s through to the 2020s, spanning 14 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1920s, with 59 total registrations. The name continues to be given at rates close to its all-time high, suggesting it has not yet fallen out of fashion.
Babies born per year
Decades
Araminta by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Araminta during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Aramintas live
Origin
Meaning and history of Araminta
The name Araminta has its roots in the Greek language, deriving from the name Aramis, which itself is a combination of the Greek words "arameios" meaning "of Aram" and "mintha" meaning "mint." Aram was an ancient region located in modern-day Syria, and the mint plant was associated with the area due to its abundance there.
Araminta was a name used in ancient Greece and later adopted by the Romans. It is believed that the name first gained popularity during the Hellenistic period, which spanned from the 4th to 1st centuries BC. This suggests that the name has a history dating back over two thousand years.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Araminta can be found in the works of the ancient Greek historian Plutarch, who mentioned a woman by that name in his writings from the 1st century AD. However, the details surrounding this individual are scarce.
In the Middle Ages, the name Araminta appeared in various European records and documents, though its usage was relatively uncommon. One notable figure was Araminta of Navarre, a 12th-century noblewoman and landowner in what is now northern Spain and southern France.
During the Renaissance period, the name experienced a modest revival, particularly in Italy and France. A notable bearer was Araminta Gozzadini, an Italian poet and scholar who lived in the 16th century and was celebrated for her literary works.
In the 17th century, the name gained some prominence in England. One of the most famous individuals with this name was Araminta Markham, an English herbalist and author of several influential botanical works who lived from 1634 to 1707.
Another notable figure was Araminta Branden, an English actress and singer who graced the London stage in the late 17th and early 18th centuries. She was renowned for her performances in various plays and operas from 1690 to 1720.
In the 19th century, perhaps the most well-known bearer of the name was Araminta Ross, better known as Harriet Tubman, the famous American abolitionist and political activist who was born into slavery in 1822 and played a crucial role in the Underground Railroad. She was initially given the name Araminta but later adopted the name Harriet.
People
Araminta + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Araminta as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with A
Other first names starting with A with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Araminta: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Araminta?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 151 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Araminta going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 2,269,896 US residents.
Is Araminta a common name?
We classify Araminta as "Very Rare". It ranks above 70.4% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 333 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Araminta most popular?
The single biggest year for Araminta was 1922, when 14 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Araminta is about 30 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Araminta in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 323 people with the name Araminta, or 0.11 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #28,012 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Araminta in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Araminta?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Araminta appears almost entirely female. Of the 321 people counted with this name, 100.0% were female and only a very small share were male. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Araminta?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Araminta is White at 37.8%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (31.0%) and Black (22.9%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Araminta most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Araminta in the 2020 Census, accounting for 37.8% (122 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Araminta in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Araminta a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Araminta in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Araminta still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Araminta in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Araminta can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people share the name Araminta?
Want to know how many people share the name Araminta? HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site, puts the living-bearer count front and centre.