Aime
Aimé is a French masculine given name and a surname. The feminine form is Aimée, translated as "beloved".
Meaning & Origin of Aime
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Aimé is a French masculine given name and a surname. The feminine form is Aimée, translated as "beloved".
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The Story of Aime
As a girl name
Aime first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1961, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1994, when 123 Aimes were born — ranking #1,357 that year. As of 2026, Aime ranks #5,711 for girls with 21 births, holding steady (+2%). In total, more than 2K Aimes have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1960s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Aime first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1907, with 8 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1917, when 22 Aimes were born — ranking #1,528 that year. As of 2026, Aime ranks #12,490 for boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 474 Aimes have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1900s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Aime
Aime is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1961 and has accumulated 2K births in the dataset. Aime's peak popularity came in 1994 when it ranked #1,357. Use the chart and map above to compare Aime's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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