Ailise vs Aimee
Ailise and Aimeecompared 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 · Girls
In 2001, Ailise was ranked #343 and Aimee #20 among girls in Northern Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 1996, Ailise was ranked #3795 and Aimee #70 among girls in England and Wales.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2016, Ailise was ranked #868 and Aimee #129 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Ailise and Aimee over time
Ailise and Aimee appear together in 1 published list, across 13 years of shared records. Aimee held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Ailise in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Ailise reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Aimee 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.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Girls13 shared years, 1983–2016
Ailise held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Aimee in 13.
Highest recorded here: Ailise #345 in 1998, Aimee #46 in 2005.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2016: Ailise #868, Aimee #129.
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 | Ailise | Aimee |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Editorially researched profile |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | A variant of Amy, influenced by the French Aimée, carrying associations of love ('beloved'). |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | French, cognate with Amy |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | /ˈeɪ.mi/ |
| Syllables | 3 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Amy, Aimée |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #868 (2016) | Republic of Ireland · Girls #885 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | 90/100 |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | high |
What the data shows
- Aimee has a recorded origin (French, cognate with Amy); Ailise does not have one recorded yet.
- Ailise has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Aimee.
- A meaning is recorded for Aimee; Ailise doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE.
- The available evidence gives Ailise a "medium" Data Confidence level and Aimee a "high" level — this reflects how complete and corroborated the underlying evidence is, not a judgement of either name.
How each name got here
Ailise
Popularity journey
First recorded1983
First recorded at #529 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1983 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1998–2001
Highest recorded position: #343 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 2001 (recorded 1998–2001).
Northern Ireland · Girls
Most recent2016
Most recently recorded at #868 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2016.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Aimee
Popularity journey
First recorded1977
First recorded at #429 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1977 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1997–2024
Highest recorded position: #9 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 2004 (recorded 1997–2024).
Northern Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #885 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls