Aimee vs Ioana
Aimee and Ioanacompared 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.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2025, Aimee was ranked #885 and Ioana #885 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Aimee was ranked #1603 and Ioana #1160 among girls in England and Wales.
Aimee and Ioana over time
Aimee and Ioana appear together in 2 published lists, across 32 years of shared records. Aimee held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Ioana 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.
Each reached its own highest recorded position first in 1 of the lists they share.
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 Ioana changed places 5 times in England and Wales · Girls between 1998 and 2024, ending at #1603 and #1160.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls23 shared years, 1998–2024
Aimee held the stronger position in 19 of those years, Ioana in 4.
Highest recorded here: Aimee #47 in 2004, Ioana #785 in 2017.
The order changed in 2024: Ioana moved ahead. In 2023 they stood at #1206 and #1469; by 2024 that had become #1603 and #1160.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Aimee #1603, Ioana #1160.
Republic of Ireland · Girls9 shared years, 2000–2025
Aimee held the stronger position in 8 of those years, Ioana in 0.
Highest recorded here: Aimee #48 in 2003, Ioana #465 in 2000.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Aimee #885, Ioana #885.
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 | Ioana |
|---|---|---|
| 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 #885 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 94/100 |
| 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); Ioana does not have one recorded yet.
- Aimee and Ioana both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Aimee; Ioana 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 Ioana 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
Ioana
Popularity journey
First recorded1998
First recorded at #3142 among girls in England and Wales in 1998 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Highest recorded2000–2025
Highest recorded position: #465 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2000 (recorded 2000–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #885 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls