girl's name
Aimee
ay-MEE
- Origin French
- Gender Girl
- Syllables 2
- Letters 5
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 109,696
Northern Ireland
#190
2024 births
Aimee means beloved, and it is grammatically passive — the French past participle of aimer, to love, so the name says she who is loved rather than she who loves. English wore it down to Amy.
- Aimee is a name of French origin.
- Peaked in 1977, when 2,293 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 24,928 babies in the United States is given this name.
- 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.
Aimee over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1880s 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 |
|---|---|
| 1880s | 143 |
| 1890s | 168 |
| 1900s | 143 |
| 1910s | 259 |
| 1920s | 317 |
| 1930s | 140 |
| 1940s | 223 |
| 1950s | 976 |
| 1960s | 3,811 |
| 1970s | 19,446 |
| 1980s | 13,225 |
| 1990s | 7,832 |
| 2000s | 4,105 |
| 2010s | 3,068 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 907 |
What Aimee means
Aimee means beloved, or she who is loved. The French is the feminine past participle of the verb to love, so the name describes something done to its bearer rather than by her.
Where Aimee comes from
Aimee is the Old French amée, the feminine past participle of amer, to love, from the Latin amare. That grammar is worth noticing: the name is not an adjective but a participle, so it means one who has been loved, which puts the bearer on the receiving end. English borrowed it as Amy in the medieval period and the two forms have run in parallel since. The Latin amare gives amateur, amiable and the amour of paramour.
Aimee in use
Aimee peaked in the United States in 1977, when 2,293 babies were registered, and is falling in our data. It no longer ranks in any of the six markets we track, across 109,696 lifetime births. Our records carry it from 1880, so it has a long measured history and has left every chart in spite of it — the same shape as Anne-Marie and Simonne in this group.
How popular is Aimee?
In 2025, Aimee was given to 133 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Aimee is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
How Aimee is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Aimée | Aimée is Aimee written with an acute accent in France, and the spelling parents there overwhelmingly choose: it ranks #315 in France, against #7,443 for Aimee. | 28,809 |
Names that peaked alongside Aimee
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Aimee also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Aimee over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Aimee 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 Aimee
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Aimee — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Aimee
What does the name Aimee mean?
Beloved — the French past participle of aimer, so it means she who is loved.
Is Aimee the same as Amy?
Yes. English borrowed the French form in the medieval period and wore it down to Amy.
Why is the grammar unusual?
It is a participle rather than an adjective, so the bearer is the object of the loving rather than the source.
Does Aimee still rank?
Not in any of the six markets we track, despite a 1977 American peak of 2,288 births.
How popular is the name Aimee?
In 2025, Aimee was given to 133 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Aimee a girl's or a boy's name?
Aimee is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
How many syllables are in Aimee?
Aimee has 2 syllables.
When was Aimee most popular?
Aimee peaked in 1977, when 2,293 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Aimee a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Aimee currently ranks #190 in the United States. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.