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Aimee vs Amy-Louise

Aimee and Amy-Louisecompared 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 2009, Aimee was ranked #20 and Amy-Louise #419 among girls in Northern Ireland.

  • England and Wales · Girls

    In 2015, Aimee was ranked #352 and Amy-Louise #3252 among girls in England and Wales.

Aimee and Amy-Louise over time

Aimee and Amy-Louise appear together in 1 published list, across 20 years of shared records. Aimee held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Amy-Louise in 0.

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

Amy-Louise 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

  • England and Wales · Girls20 shared years, 19962015

    Aimee held the stronger position in 20 of those years, Amy-Louise in 0.

    Highest recorded here: Aimee #47 in 2004, Amy-Louise #629 in 1997.

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

    Most recent shared year, 2015: Aimee #352, Amy-Louise #3252.

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 Aimee, Amy-Louise
FieldAimeeAmy-Louise
Record typeEditorially researched profileOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usagefemalefemale
MeaningA variant of Amy, influenced by the French Aimée, carrying associations of love ('beloved').Not yet recorded
OriginFrench, cognate with AmyNot yet recorded
Pronunciation/ˈeɪ.mi/Not yet recorded
Syllables24
Common variants / nicknamesAmy, AiméeNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZGB-ENW, GB-NIR
Most recent popularity observationRepublic of Ireland · Girls #885 (2025)England and Wales · Girls #3252 (2015)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)90/100Not yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)94/10064/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/10060/100
Data Confidencehighmedium

What the data shows

  • Aimee has a recorded origin (French, cognate with Amy); Amy-Louise does not have one recorded yet.
  • Aimee has 2 syllables, compared with 4 for Amy-Louise.
  • A meaning is recorded for Aimee; Amy-Louise doesn't have one written yet.
  • Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR.
  • The available evidence gives Aimee a "high" Data Confidence level and Amy-Louise 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

  1. 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

  2. Highest recorded1997–2024

    Highest recorded position: #9 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 2004 (recorded 1997–2024).

    Northern Ireland · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #885 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.

    Republic of Ireland · Girls

Amy-Louise

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1996

    First recorded at #1005 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

  2. Highest recorded2000–2009

    Highest recorded position: #282 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 2000 (recorded 2000–2009).

    Northern Ireland · Girls

  3. Most recent2015

    Most recently recorded at #3252 among girls in England and Wales, in 2015.

    England and Wales · Girls