Aimee vs Cayleigh
Aimee and Cayleighcompared 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 2014, Aimee was ranked #207 and Cayleigh #5691 among girls in England and Wales.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2022, Aimee was ranked #266 and Cayleigh #905 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Aimee and Cayleigh over time
Aimee and Cayleigh appear together in 1 published list, across 12 years of shared records. Aimee held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Cayleigh in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Cayleigh 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 · Girls12 shared years, 1997–2014
Aimee held the stronger position in 12 of those years, Cayleigh in 0.
Highest recorded here: Aimee #47 in 2004, Cayleigh #1802 in 1997.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2014: Aimee #207, Cayleigh #5691.
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 | Cayleigh |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Amy, Aimée | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ | GB-ENW, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #885 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Girls #905 (2022) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 53/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | high | medium |
What the data shows
- Aimee has a recorded origin (French, cognate with Amy); Cayleigh does not have one recorded yet.
- Aimee and Cayleigh both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Aimee; Cayleigh doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.
- The available evidence gives Aimee a "high" Data Confidence level and Cayleigh 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 #885 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Cayleigh
Popularity journey
First recorded1997
First recorded at #1802 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 recorded2000–2022
Highest recorded position: #536 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2000 (recorded 2000–2022).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2022
Most recently recorded at #905 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2022.
Republic of Ireland · Girls