boy's name
Aymen
eye-MEN
- Origin Arabic
- Gender Boy
- Letters 5
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 11,391
France
#175
2025 births
Aymen is a boy's name of Arabic origin meaning "right-handed" or "blessed," and in Arabic those two senses are one idea rather than two. It ranks 175th in France and is rising in our data.
- Aymen is a name of Arabic origin.
- Peaked in France in 2018, when 595 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade in France.
- Today about 1 in 1,842 babies in France is given this name.
- First appears in birth records in 1981.
Aymen over time
Births per decade in France, 1980s 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 |
|---|---|
| 1980s | 265 |
| 1990s | 310 |
| 2000s | 1,960 |
| 2010s | 5,025 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 2,470 |
What Aymen means
Aymen means of the right hand, and by extension blessed or fortunate. Arabic ties the right side to good fortune the way English does in words like dexterous and adroit, so the two readings are one.
Where Aymen comes from
Aymen is a French spelling of the Arabic Ayman, the comparative of yamin, the right hand — giving more fortunate or more blessed. The link between the right side and good luck runs through many languages: Latin dexter gives dexterity, and sinister, the left, gives its opposite. Yemen shares the root and is usually explained as the land to the right of someone facing east, though the derivation is argued. Ayman ibn Ubayd was a companion of the Prophet killed at the Battle of Hunayn, and his mother Umm Ayman was one of the household. The name is common across the Arab world, and French registers hold Aymen, Ayman and Aymane as separate entries, which spreads the true total.
Aymen in use
Aymen ranks 175th in France with about 320 births in 2025 and is rising in our data with a peak in 2018. Our records carry it from 1981. It holds 1,773rd in England and Wales and 4,023rd in the United States, so its reach outside France is modest — which is typical of the Maghrebi-associated names in the French top 200.
How popular is Aymen?
In 2025, Aymen was given to 320 babies in France, ranking #175 that year. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Aymen 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 Aymen is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Aymèn | Aymèn is a rare spelling of Aymen, written with a grave accent and recorded about 20 times, mostly in France. | 20 |
Names that peaked alongside Aymen
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Aymen also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Aymen over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Aymen 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 Aymen
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Aymen — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Aymen
What does the name Aymen mean?
Aymen means "right-handed" and by extension "blessed" — in Arabic the two are one idea.
Is Yemen related?
It shares the root and is usually explained as the land to the right of someone facing east, though that is argued.
What is the difference between Aymen and Ayman?
Only spelling. French registers hold Aymen, Ayman and Aymane separately.
How popular is Aymen?
175th in France, where it is rising.
Is Aymen a girl's or a boy's name?
Aymen is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
Is Aymen a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Aymen currently ranks #175 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.