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Aaron vs Jaime

Aaron and Jaimecompared 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.

  • Northern Ireland · Boys

    In 2001, Aaron was ranked #16 and Jaime #280 among boys in Northern Ireland.

  • Republic of Ireland · Boys

    In 2009, Aaron was ranked #16 and Jaime #701 among boys in Republic of Ireland.

  • England and Wales · Boys

    In 2024, Aaron was ranked #154 and Jaime #4270 among boys in England and Wales.

Aaron and Jaime over time

Aaron and Jaime appear together in 2 published lists, across 37 years of shared records. Aaron held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Jaime in 0.

In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.

Each reached its own highest recorded position first in 1 of the lists they share.

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.

List by list

  • England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 19962024

    Aaron held the stronger position in 29 of those years, Jaime in 0.

    Highest recorded here: Aaron #31 in 1998, Jaime #728 in 2001.

    The order between them never changed and held in this list.

    Most recent shared year, 2024: Aaron #154, Jaime #4270.

  • Republic of Ireland · Boys8 shared years, 19822009

    Aaron held the stronger position in 8 of those years, Jaime in 0.

    Highest recorded here: Aaron #9 in 1996, Jaime #268 in 1982.

    The order between them never changed and held in this list.

    Most recent shared year, 2009: Aaron #16, Jaime #701.

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

Side-by-side comparison of Aaron, Jaime
FieldAaronJaime
Record typeEditorially researched profileOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usagemaleUsed for both boys and girls
MeaningBest known as the name of Moses's elder brother and the first high priest of Israel in the Old Testament; the literal meaning of the name itself is not reliably established.Not yet recorded
OriginBiblical Hebrew (likely of Egyptian origin)Not yet recorded
Pronunciation/ˈɛrən/Not yet recorded
Syllables22
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NZ
Most recent popularity observationRepublic of Ireland · Boys #71 (2025)England and Wales · Girls #3318 (2024)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)90/100Not yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)94/10094/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/100100/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Aaron has a recorded origin (Biblical Hebrew (likely of Egyptian origin)); Jaime does not have one recorded yet.
  • Aaron and Jaime both have 2 syllables.
  • A meaning is recorded for Aaron; Jaime doesn't have one written yet.
  • Both names have recorded usage in AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NZ.

How each name got here

Aaron

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1965

    First recorded at #222 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1965 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Republic of Ireland · Boys

  2. Highest recorded1965–2025

    Highest recorded position: #6 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1998 (recorded 1965–2025).

    Republic of Ireland · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #334 among boys in Norway, in 2025.

    Norway · Boys

Jaime

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1982

    First recorded at #268 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1982 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Republic of Ireland · Boys

  2. Most recent2024

    Most recently recorded at #3318 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.

    England and Wales · Girls