Aminata is a given name. People with this name include:
- Aminata Barrow (born 2004), Gambian swimmer
- Aminata Diaw (1959–2017), Senegalese academic and political philosopher
- Aminata Maïga Ka (born 1940), Senegalese writer
- Aminata Mbengue Ndiaye, member of the Pan-African Parliament
- Aminata Savadogo (born 1993), Latvian singer
- Aminata Sow Fall (born 1941), Senegalese-born author
- Aminata Traoré (disambiguation), multiple people
- Allahoury Aminata Zourkaleini, Nigerien politician
- Sidibé Aminata Diallo, Malian academic and politician