Aimie vs Cherish
Aimie and Cherishcompared 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 2019, Aimie was ranked #4686 and Cherish #3541 among girls in England and Wales.
Aimie and Cherish over time
Aimie and Cherish appear together in 1 published list, across 23 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Cherish reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Aimie 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
Aimie and Cherish changed places 4 times in England and Wales · Girls between 1996 and 2019, ending at #4686 and #3541.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Aimie #925 in 1998, Cherish #974 in 1996.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls23 shared years, 1996–2019
Aimie held the stronger position in 11 of those years, Cherish in 11.
Highest recorded here: Aimie #925 in 1998, Cherish #974 in 1996.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2019: Aimie #4686, Cherish #3541.
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 | Aimie | Cherish |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE | GB-ENW |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Girls #4686 (2019) | England and Wales · Girls #3015 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Aimie and Cherish both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW.
How each name got here
Aimie
Popularity journey
First recorded1986
First recorded at #521 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1986 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2019
Most recently recorded at #4686 among girls in England and Wales, in 2019.
England and Wales · Girls
Cherish
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #974 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
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #974 among girls in England and Wales, in 1996 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #3015 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls