Afiyah vs Aima
Afiyah and Aimacompared 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, Afiyah was ranked #1166 and Aima #1079 among girls in England and Wales.
Afiyah and Aima over time
Afiyah and Aima appear together in 1 published list, across 22 years of shared records. Aima held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Afiyah in 0.
The order between them changed and held in one of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.
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
Afiyah and Aima changed places 13 times in England and Wales · Girls between 1997 and 2025, ending at #1166 and #1079.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Afiyah #982 in 2022, Aima #1006 in 2022.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls22 shared years, 1997–2025
Afiyah held the stronger position in 9 of those years, Aima in 11.
Highest recorded here: Afiyah #982 in 2022, Aima #1006 in 2022.
The order changed in 2025: Aima moved ahead. In 2024 they stood at #1065 and #1672; by 2025 that had become #1166 and #1079.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Afiyah #1166, Aima #1079.
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 | Afiyah | Aima |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW | GB-ENW |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Girls #1166 (2025) | England and Wales · Girls #1079 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Afiyah and Aima both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW.
How each name got here
Afiyah
Popularity journey
First recorded1997
First recorded at #2411 among girls in England and Wales in 1997 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Highest recorded1997–2025
Highest recorded position: #982 among girls in England and Wales, in 2022 (recorded 1997–2025).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #1166 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls
Aima
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #3795 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: #1006 among girls in England and Wales, in 2022 (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