Lamine
Meaning
“West African form of Arabic al-Amin, 'the trustworthy, the faithful', an epithet of the Prophet Muhammad; carried across Senegal, Mali, and Guinea, and famously borne by Spain's Lamine Yamal, whose family roots span Morocco and Equatorial Guinea”
The story
Lamine is a West African rendering of the Arabic al-Amin, the trustworthy, the faithful, one of the honored epithets of the Prophet Muhammad. The name traveled with Islam across the Sahel and became a fixture in Senegal, Mali, and Guinea, worn by statesmen and everyday men alike. The bearer the world now knows is startlingly young: Lamine Yamal, the Barcelona winger whose family roots run through Morocco and Equatorial Guinea, who became the youngest goalscorer in European Championship history and won the tournament with Spain in 2024 shortly after turning seventeen. In American records Lamine was essentially unseen until the 2020s, when it makes its first appearance, right as Yamal's rise began; we cannot prove one caused the other, but the timing is hard to ignore. The name's promise, trustworthiness, needs no proof at all.
Popularity, 1890–2024
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Lamine has stayed rare in US records the whole time: no peak decade to name.
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Popularity in Brazil
28 people · the #99,072 first name in Brazil · median age 32
Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022
When you meet Lamine
Most people given the name Lamine in the United States are children or teenagers today. The name belongs to this generation.
Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.
The Lamine deep dive
Whether you’re naming a baby or exploring your own name’s history, this is a personal letter, not a list: where Lamine truly comes from, how it traveled, and what a century of records reveals. If you have grown a tree on nametree, it also considers how Lamine fits with your family’s names and surname.
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