Aimee
Aimee was the 1581st most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 133 babies. Its best year was 1976, when it ranked 123rd; the most babies were born in 1977 (2,288). Over the last ten years it has moved down 670 places. More babies were named Aimee in the 1970s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Amy) beloved · French, Latin
- Rank in 2025
- #1,581 girls, down 149 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 133girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 19772,288 babies
- Total since 1880
- 54,763babies recorded
What does the name Aimee mean?
Aimee is a spelling of Amy, pronounced the same way, so it shares Amy's meaning and origin.
Amy is the English form of Old French Amée (modern Aimée), 'beloved', which DMNES gives as the feminine of Ami, 'friend'. Wiktionary and Wikipedia add that it also served as a form of the Latin name Amata, 'beloved', from amare, 'to love'. DMNES notes that, despite its French roots, the name was more popular in England than in France. Wikipedia says it has been used in English since the Middle Ages.
amée (Old French, “beloved”)amāre (Latin, “to love”)
How sure is this? Well established.
Related names: Aimée, Amata, Ami, Esme.
See also: French names, names that mean love.
Sources for this meaning
- Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, ed. S. L. Uckelman, Edition 2023 no. 1, s.v. 'Amy', Durham University / The DMNES Editors
- Wiktionary, entry 'Amy', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation); facts restated, no text reused
- Wikipedia, 'Amy', Wikipedia (Wikimedia Foundation); facts restated, no text reused
Aimee popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 78 since 1971.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,581 | 133 |
| 2020 | #1,432 | 152 |
| 2010 | #621 | 474 |
| 2000 | #557 | 468 |
| 1990 | #272 | 1,019 |
| 1980 | #174 | 1,590 |
| 1970 | #227 | 1,376 |
| 1960 | #817 | 162 |
| 1950 | #1,302 | 49 |
| 1940 | #3,211 | 8 |
| 1930 | #1,934 | 18 |
| 1920 | #1,312 | 35 |
| 1910 | #1,069 | 17 |
| 1900 | #942 | 16 |
| 1890 | #618 | 18 |
| 1880 | #466 | 13 |
How popular is Aimee, counting every spelling?
Aimee is a spelling of Amy, a name family that ranked #244 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,581 for Aimee on its own. Together these spellings went to 1,395 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amy | 1,200 | #257 | 7,022 |
| Aimee | 133 | #1,581 | 755 |
| Ammy | 40 | #3,718 | 154 |
| Amee | 10 | #9,495 | 34 |
| Amea | 12 | #8,397 | 31 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Aimee?
133 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Aimee (0.04 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Aimee born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 63 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Aimee.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Aimee?
About 51,000 people born in the US named Aimee are alive today, with a median age of 45; half are between 33 and 52. That makes Aimee mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Aimee by state
How common Aimee was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in California (2.2×), New York (1.6×). In 35 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Aimee: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Aimee, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Aimee
What does Aimee mean?
Aimee is a spelling of Amy, which means “beloved” (French, Latin origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Aimee?
Aimee was the 1581st most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 133 babies. Its best year was 1976, when it ranked 123rd; the most babies were born in 1977 (2,288). Over the last ten years it has moved down 670 places. More babies were named Aimee in the 1970s than in any other decade.
Is Aimee a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Aimee in the US.
Where is Aimee most popular?
In 2021–2025, Aimee was most common in California (0.21 per 1,000 girls), followed by New York and Texas.