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Aimee vs Jessica

Aimee and Jessicacompared 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.

  • New South Wales, Australia · Girls

    In 1993, Aimee was ranked #87 and Jessica #1 among girls in New South Wales, Australia.

  • New Zealand · Girls

    In 2006, Aimee was ranked #92 and Jessica #8 among girls in New Zealand.

  • Scotland · Girls

    In 2024, Aimee was ranked #541 and Jessica #48 among girls in Scotland.

  • Northern Ireland · Girls

    In 2024, Aimee was ranked #179 and Jessica #127 among girls in Northern Ireland.

  • England and Wales · Girls

    In 2025, Aimee was ranked #1809 and Jessica #139 among girls in England and Wales.

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls

    In 2025, Aimee was ranked #885 and Jessica #141 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

Aimee and Jessica over time

Aimee and Jessica appear together in 4 published lists, across 135 years of shared records. Jessica held the stronger position in more years in 4 of them, Aimee in 0.

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

Aimee reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 3 of those lists, Jessica in 1. 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.

  • Closest over the longest run

    Across 28 shared years in New Zealand · Girls, Aimee and Jessica averaged 54.1 places apart, ending at #92 and #8.

  • Longest-running competitions

    Aimee and Jessica were both ranked in England and Wales · Girls for 30 years, from 1996 to 2025, ending at #1809 and #139.

  • Peaked in the same years

    Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Aimee #47 in 2004, Jessica #1 in 2005.

List by list

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls49 shared years, 1977–2025

    Aimee held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Jessica in 49.

    Highest recorded here: Aimee #46 in 2005, Jessica #12 in 1995.

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

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Aimee #885, Jessica #141.

  • England and Wales · Girls30 shared years, 1996–2025

    Aimee held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Jessica in 30.

    Highest recorded here: Aimee #47 in 2004, Jessica #1 in 2005.

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

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Aimee #1809, Jessica #139.

  • New Zealand · Girls28 shared years, 1979–2006

    Aimee held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Jessica in 28.

    Highest recorded here: Aimee #31 in 1983, Jessica #1 in 1990.

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

    Most recent shared year, 2006: Aimee #92, Jessica #8.

  • Northern Ireland · Girls28 shared years, 1997–2024

    Aimee held the stronger position in 3 of those years, Jessica in 24.

    Highest recorded here: Aimee #9 in 2004, Jessica #4 in 2008.

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

    Most recent shared year, 2024: Aimee #179, Jessica #127.

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.

Where to go next

Comparisons that share a name, a rule or a published list with this one. Each is an existing comparison page with its own evidence — nothing here says these pairs are alike.

Other comparisons involving Aimee

Pairs where Aimee shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Other comparisons involving Jessica

Pairs where Jessica shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Other pairs with the same kind of relationship

Pairs that qualify under the same rule as this one — peaked in the same years.

All peaked in the same years→

Other pairs from England and Wales lists

Pairs measured inside England and Wales's own published lists, where this pair's strongest relationship is also recorded. Positions in these lists are not comparable with another registrar's.

England and Wales overview→

Other pairs ranked together in the 2020s

Pairs both ranked in the same published list at some point between 2020 and 2029.

The 2020s across all registrars→

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Aimee, Jessica
FieldAimeeJessica
Record typeEditorially researched profileEditorially researched profile
Gender usagefemalefemale
MeaningA variant of Amy, influenced by the French Aimée, carrying associations of love ('beloved').Coined by William Shakespeare for his 1596 play The Merchant of Venice, where it belongs to Shylock's daughter — likely based on the biblical name Iscah, also spelled Jescha/Jischa in some translations of Shakespeare's time.
OriginFrench, cognate with AmyBiblical Hebrew, via a Shakespearean literary coinage
Pronunciation/ˈeɪ.mi//ˈd͡ʒɛs.ɪ.kə/
Syllables23
Common variants / nicknamesAmy, AiméeNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ
Most recent popularity observationRepublic of Ireland · Girls #885 (2025)England and Wales · Girls #139 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)90/10090/100
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)94/10082/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/100100/100
Data Confidencehighmedium

What the data shows

  • Aimee is recorded with a French, cognate with Amy origin, while Jessica is recorded with a Biblical Hebrew, via a Shakespearean literary coinage origin.
  • Aimee has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Jessica.
  • Aimee's recorded meaning differs from Jessica's — see the table above for each.
  • Both names have recorded usage in AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ.
  • The available evidence gives Aimee a "high" Data Confidence level and Jessica 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 #1809 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls

Jessica

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1964

    First recorded at #471 among girls in Norway in 1964 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1996–2025

    Highest recorded position: #1 among girls in England and Wales, in 2005 (recorded 1996–2025).

    England and Wales · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #139 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls