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The baby name Emin is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈɛmɪn/ (EH-min); Turkish: /eˈmin/ (eh-MEEN); Arabic original (Amin): /aˈmiːn/ (aa-MEEN).

Emin is Arabic, Bosnian in Origin.

Gender: Male
Syllables: 2.0
Origin: Arabic, Bosnian
Pronunciation: /ˈɛmɪn/ (EH-min); Turkish: /eˈmin/ (eh-MEEN); Arabic original (Amin): /aˈmiːn/ (aa-MEEN)

What is the meaning of the name Emin ?

The baby name Emin is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈɛmɪn/ (EH-min); Turkish: /eˈmin/ (eh-MEEN); Arabic original (Amin): /aˈmiːn/ (aa-MEEN).

Emin is Arabic, Bosnian in Origin.

Emin is a masculine name of Arabic origin, from Amīn (أمين), meaning “trustworthy, reliable, faithful,” and by extension “secure; one entrusted with safekeeping.” Through Ottoman Turkish it spread widely across Anatolia, the Balkans, and the Caucasus, becoming common in Turkish, Bosnian, Albanian, and Azerbaijani usage. The root carries religious resonance in Islam - al-Amīn, “the trustworthy,” was an epithet of the Prophet Muhammad - though the given name functions broadly as a virtue name.

Documented since the Ottoman period, Emin remains steady in use across Muslim communities in Southeast Europe and Turkic-speaking regions. Notable bearers include the Turkish poet Mehmet Emin Yurdakul, the 19th‑century governor known as Emin Pasha, and Azerbaijani-Russian singer Emin Agalarov. Variants and cognates include Amin, Ameen, Amine (French), Aminu (Hausa), and Kurdish Emîn; feminine counterparts are Emine (Turkish), Amina/Amine, and Emina. Nicknames occasionally include Emi or Emo.

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Emin – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country Gender Year Rank Born of
Germany Boys 2025 #1 423
AZ Boys 0 #2 655 1,400
AZ 0 #4 65 706
HN 0 #22 1 704
TM Boys 0 #30 7 614
GE 0 #43 2 997
AZ Girls 0 #56 19 1,051
LU 0 #66 1 2,830
AL 0 #72 5 2,372
AF 0 #76 1 1,883
SI 0 #77 4 1,612
BG 0 #79 4 1,799
GE Boys 0 #81 29 2,055
RS 0 #81 4 923
TR 0 #86 27,485 19,440
GE Girls 0 #108 1 1,564
BG Boys 0 #110 150 3,850
RS Boys 0 #110 47 2,277
EE Boys 0 #124 2 2,087
Switzerland Boys 2024 #129 9 1,769
CY Boys 0 #129 3 3,473
GR 0 #131 5 3,911
IQ 0 #132 2 3,533
ID Boys 0 #135 1 4,130
BN Boys 0 #138 2 6,332
LT Boys 0 #149 3 2,166
SI Boys 0 #152 59 3,402
Sweden Boys 2022 #165 18 1,509
HU Boys 0 #172 3 3,954
SI Girls 0 #177 1 2,769
MT Boys 0 #178 2 4,064
AE 0 #186 2 10,220
RU 0 #189 6 3,641
DK 0 #203 4 5,198
LU Boys 0 #209 10 4,970
RU Boys 0 #212 439 12,621
GR Boys 0 #215 53 6,912
AL Boys 0 #218 81 5,122
BG Girls 0 #224 8 3,559
AL Girls 0 #226 2 4,141
HR Boys 0 #245 14 3,997
GR Girls 0 #249 1 6,293
KZ Boys 0 #254 36 6,578
TW Boys 0 #256 1 7,111
AF Boys 0 #273 2 3,535
IL 0 #282 1 6,291
DK Boys 0 #291 35 7,401
CZ Boys 0 #301 5 6,530
JP Boys 0 #301 3 7,909
Austria Boys 0 #304 142 2,180
Canada Boys 2022 #305 6 2,557
SA 0 #306 7 10,560
CN Boys 0 #329 3 9,639
DK Girls 0 #329 1 7,429
KZ Girls 0 #332 1 5,862
PL Boys 0 #333 8 6,459
QA Girls 0 #342 2 15,378
MY 0 #351 4 12,352
France Boys 2021 #353 35 2,865
CN Girls 0 #357 3 8,829
HK 0 #357 1 8,483
NL 0 #382 10 2,481
JO Boys 0 #387 3 7,057
YE 0 #395 4 8,639
BD Girls 0 #406 1 8,413
PH Boys 0 #408 1 11,440
Germany 0 #412 26 2,542
Finland Boys 0 #413 15 2,041
OM Girls 0 #423 2 15,987
Germany Boys 0 #440 677 5,697
MX 0 #445 1 8,339
SD Boys 0 #464 3 10,523
AR Boys 0 #483 1 7,628
IQ Girls 0 #487 18 11,303
PA Boys 0 #504 2 9,305
CR Boys 0 #509 2 10,188
RU Girls 0 #519 5 11,913
IR Boys 0 #521 32 10,162
LY 0 #523 13 12,703
PS Boys 0 #526 23 10,655
UY Girls 0 #536 1 6,731
IR Girls 0 #545 1 8,334
KW Girls 0 #561 1 19,177
IQ Boys 0 #567 101 13,071
IL Boys 0 #577 31 10,983
BH 0 #581 7 17,937
AE Girls 0 #593 5 20,968
BD Boys 0 #601 5 10,045
BO Boys 0 #622 1 9,244
Finland Boys 2026 #628 55 3,552
SG Girls 0 #631 2 18,916
NL Boys 0 #656 305 5,873
LB 0 #686 5 13,263
CL Boys 0 #700 1 13,390
SY 0 #715 14 11,684
QA Boys 0 #736 8 18,093
SG Boys 0 #737 3 17,960
TN 0 #738 92 13,765
KW Boys 0 #800 7 18,755
Germany Girls 0 #827 12 4,949
OM Boys 0 #860 22 17,948
United States Boys 2024 #863 30 7,044
EG Boys 0 #875 12 15,035
Spain Boys 0 #903 28 5,610
CL Girls 0 #915 1 14,098
PE Boys 0 #924 3 14,506
EG Girls 0 #950 10 14,742
CO Boys 0 #976 6 15,656
MY Girls 0 #980 15 24,821
NG Boys 0 #999 3 16,906
SA Girls 0 #1,006 9 25,931
MX Boys 0 #1,026 8 16,355
IN Boys 0 #1,039 1 16,750
DZ 0 #1,045 132 20,130
MY Boys 0 #1,047 65 25,439
AE Boys 0 #1,074 19 22,615
MA 0 #1,110 19 20,986
IT Boys 0 #1,169 304 10,046
MX Girls 0 #1,266 2 17,781
ZA Boys 0 #1,271 2 25,619
SA Boys 0 #1,503 112 28,008

Emin is popular in 76 countries — most recent births per country:

France
Switzerland
United States
Sweden
Germany

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People also ask about Emin

Emin is predominantly a boy's name.
Emin is a 2 syllable name, pronounced /ˈɛmɪn/ (EH-min); Turkish: /eˈmin/ (eh-MEEN); Arabic original (Amin): /aˈmiːn/ (aa-MEEN).
Common nicknames and spelling variations include Amin, Ameen, Amine, Amīn and Emine (feminine).
Yes, very popular — Emin ranked #1 in Germany in 2025, and appears in official birth registries across 9 countries.
Emin ranks highest in Germany (#1 in 2025).
Emin's popularity is rising significantly. It moved from #382 in 2011 to #353 in 2021 in France.