boy's name
Aimé
eh-MAY
- Origin French
- Gender Boy
- Letters 4
- Popularity Top 1000 (France)
- Births on record 43,171
France
#282
2025 births
Aimé means beloved, and it is a past participle rather than an adjective — literally the one who has been loved, which is a completed act rather than a description of someone lovable. Amadeus, loved by God, comes from the same Latin verb.
- Aimé is a name of French origin.
- Peaked in France in 1920, when 1,180 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade in France.
- Today about 1 in 3,103 babies in France is given this name.
- First appears in birth records in 1900.
Aimé over time
Births per decade in France, 1900s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1900s | 7,365 |
| 1910s | 7,415 |
| 1920s | 10,140 |
| 1930s | 6,875 |
| 1940s | 3,730 |
| 1950s | 2,015 |
| 1960s | 760 |
| 1970s | 280 |
| 1980s | 165 |
| 1990s | 220 |
| 2000s | 375 |
| 2010s | 600 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 765 |
What Aimé means
Aimé means beloved, or loved. The French is the past participle of aimer, so the grammar makes it something done to the bearer rather than a quality they hold.
Where Aimé comes from
Aimé is the French past participle of aimer, to love, from the Latin amatus — itself the participle of amare. The Latin Amatus was used by early Christians for whom being loved by God was the point, and it gives the Italian Amato and the saint's name Amadeus, loved by God. Amanda, elsewhere on this site, comes from the same verb in a different grammatical form — she who must be loved.
Aimé in use
Aimé peaked in France in 1920, when 1,180 babies were registered, and our data marks it rising. It now ranks 282nd in France on 190 births and 7339th in the United States on 15, across 43,171 lifetime births in two of the seven markets we track. France set its own recent high in the most recent year we hold, which is what the rising flag is picking up.
How popular is Aimé?
In 2025, Aimé was given to 190 babies in France, ranking #282 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
Where Aimé is used
French counts are rounded to the nearest five and nothing below five is published, so these figures show the shape of the name's use rather than an exact tally. Data & sources.
How Aimé is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Aime | Aime is a spelling of Aimé, used in the United States, where it ranks #7,339. | 41,281 |
Names that peaked alongside Aimé
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Aimé also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Aimé over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Aimé in other languages
The same name as it is spelled elsewhere — not shortenings, and not different names that merely sound alike. Each one has its own record here.
Sibling names for Aimé
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Aimé — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Aimé
What does the name Aimé mean?
Beloved — the past participle of the French aimer, to love.
Why does the grammar matter?
A participle means the one who has been loved, not one who is lovable.
Is Amadeus related?
Yes — loved by God, from the same Latin amare.
Is Aimé rising?
Our data marks it rising, at 282nd in France.
Is Aimé a girl's or a boy's name?
Aimé is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
When was Aimé most popular?
Aimé peaked in 1920, when 1,180 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Aimé a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Aimé currently ranks #282 in France. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.