Aimee vs Alizah
Aimee and Alizahcompared 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, Aimee was ranked #1809 and Alizah #2605 among girls in England and Wales.
Aimee and Alizah over time
Aimee and Alizah appear together in 1 published list, across 23 years of shared records. Aimee held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Alizah in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Aimee reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Alizah 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
Aimee and Alizah changed places 4 times in England and Wales · Girls between 2002 and 2025, ending at #1809 and #2605.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls23 shared years, 2002–2025
Aimee held the stronger position in 21 of those years, Alizah in 2.
Highest recorded here: Aimee #47 in 2004, Alizah #1002 in 2017.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Aimee #1809, Alizah #2605.
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 | Aimee | Alizah |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Editorially researched profile | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | A variant of Amy, influenced by the French Aimée, carrying associations of love ('beloved'). | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | French, cognate with Amy | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | /ˈeɪ.mi/ | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Amy, Aimée | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ | GB-ENW |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #885 (2025) | England and Wales · Girls #2605 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | high | medium |
What the data shows
- Aimee has a recorded origin (French, cognate with Amy); Alizah does not have one recorded yet.
- Aimee has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Alizah.
- A meaning is recorded for Aimee; Alizah doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW.
- The available evidence gives Aimee a "high" Data Confidence level and Alizah a "medium" level — this reflects how complete and corroborated the underlying evidence is, not a judgement of either name.
How each name got here
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 #1809 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls
Alizah
Popularity journey
First recorded2002
First recorded at #4137 among girls in England and Wales in 2002 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Highest recorded2002–2025
Highest recorded position: #1002 among girls in England and Wales, in 2017 (recorded 2002–2025).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #2605 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls