Aamina vs Bailey
Aamina and Baileycompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.
Head to head
Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2025, Aamina was ranked #1079 and Bailey #705 among girls in England and Wales.
Aamina and Bailey over time
Aamina and Bailey appear together in 1 published list, across 30 years of shared records. Bailey held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Aamina in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Bailey reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Aamina in none. Each position is a place inside its own list, so this compares when they peaked and never how high.
Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.
How this pair is related
The relationship kinds these two qualify for, each under its own stated rule. Every one is drawn from a list they both appear in.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Aamina and Bailey changed places 4 times in England and Wales · Girls between 1996 and 2025, ending at #1079 and #705.
- Longest-running competitions
Aamina and Bailey were both ranked in England and Wales · Girls for 30 years, from 1996 to 2025, ending at #1079 and #705.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Aamina #499 in 2005, Bailey #337 in 2003.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls30 shared years, 1996–2025
Aamina held the stronger position in 2 of those years, Bailey in 28.
Highest recorded here: Aamina #499 in 2005, Bailey #337 in 2003.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Aamina #1079, Bailey #705.
Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.
Side by side
| Field | Aamina | Bailey |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | female | Used for both boys and girls |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 3 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Girls #1079 (2025) | England and Wales · Boys #260 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Aamina has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Bailey.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW.
How each name got here
Aamina
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #1296 among girls in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Highest recorded1996–2025
Highest recorded position: #499 among girls in England and Wales, in 2005 (recorded 1996–2025).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #1079 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls
Bailey
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #848 among girls in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Highest recorded1996–2014
Highest recorded position: #23 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 2004 (recorded 1996–2014).
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #705 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls