Fay vs Mimi
Fay and Mimicompared 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 2015, Fay was ranked #581 and Mimi #751 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Fay was ranked #3695 and Mimi #1230 among girls in England and Wales.
Fay and Mimi over time
Fay and Mimi appear together in 1 published list, across 29 years of shared records. Mimi held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Fay 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.
Fay reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Mimi 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
Fay and Mimi changed places 7 times in England and Wales · Girls between 1996 and 2024, ending at #3695 and #1230.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024
Fay held the stronger position in 13 of those years, Mimi in 15.
Highest recorded here: Fay #368 in 1996, Mimi #696 in 2006.
The order changed in 2012: Mimi moved ahead. In 2011 they stood at #1149 and #1196; by 2012 that had become #1297 and #934.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Fay #3695, Mimi #1230.
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 | Fay | Mimi |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 1 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE | GB-ENW, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Girls #3695 (2024) | England and Wales · Girls #1230 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Fay has 1 syllable, compared with 2 for Mimi.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.
How each name got here
Fay
Popularity journey
First recorded1986
First recorded at #422 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 recent2024
Most recently recorded at #3695 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls
Mimi
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #1364 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: #696 among girls in England and Wales, in 2006 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #1230 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls