Aimee

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A few things about Aimee you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

⭐ Famous Aimee

Aimee Lou Wood

English actress (born 1994)

Choose Aimee and your child shares a first name with Aimee Lou Wood, an English actress. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Aimee, like who?” Aimee Lou Wood's Wikipedia article is available in 33 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 12,092 baby girls born in the US in 2025 was named Aimee, 133 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Aimee would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryAimee has been in use since at least 1880, the first year US birth records were kept. That's 145 years of Aimees, and counting.
• 🏆Best yearIt was far more popular in 1976, when it ranked #123. Today it's #1,581, so it could be due a comeback.
• 📉Then vs nowAimee was 3.1× more common in 2000 than it is today. In 2000 it was given to about 1 in 3,880 baby girls; in 2025, about 1 in 12,092.
• 🍂TrendAimee has slipped 149 places over the last five years and now sits at #1,581. Good news if you want a familiar name that fewer kids will share.
• 📍Where it's lovedAimee is most popular in Colorado, where it ranks #789, followed by California (#948). It's in the top 1,000 in 2 states.
• 💬MeaningIn French, Aimee means “beloved”. Our records link it to French and Latin roots.

About the name Aimee

Aimee is a girl name of French and Latin origin meaning “beloved”. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, starting with A and ending in “-mee”. US birth records list Aimee for girls from 1880 to 2025, in 146 of those 146 years. Its best year was 1976, when it ranked #123 among girl names. In 2025 it ranked #1,581, with 133 babies.

Origin:French namesLatin names