Unisex name · since 1961

Aime

Since 1961, U.S. Social Security records show 1,850 babies named Aime, peaking in 1994. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#4,948 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#7,202 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
1,850
born since 1961
1990s
peak decade

Aime currently ranks #7202 among unisex names in America, with 1,850 babies recorded since 1961.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Aime has been recorded 1,850 times among girls since 1961, currently ranked #7202 nationally and more common than 58% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1961 to 2025.

  • #4,948 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • #7,202 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
  • 1,850 born since 1961
  • 1990s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Aime ranks #4,948 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,202 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,850 born since 1961, peaking in the 1990s.

#4,948 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#7,202 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
1,850
born since 1961
1990s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%58.3%
Aime vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Aime's 1,850 recorded births place it above 93.15% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

7 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

7 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.

How Aime compares

1,850 Top 23% higher than 77% of 17,297 names currently given to girls

Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.

Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data

How the numbers stack up

Aime's all-time total is 5x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Aime Median girls name (Kyann) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 1,850 376 567,345
Peak-year births 123 21 19,840

Aime's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Aime's SSA record in two at 1995 and the more recent half accounts for 54% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 46%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1965, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 1994 peak of 123, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Aime popularity over time - girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1961–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1994)
123
Annual births at peak, across 65 years of records
050100150 196119721980198819962004201220202025 15

Aime popularity over time - boys

474 total births recorded since 1907 (Aime as boys' name)

Unisex variant - 474 births
0510152025 190719151920192519301935194219532009 5

Aime by decade

1990s is the heaviest window (466 births, 25% of the file).

1990s was Aime's strongest decade.

466 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 25% of all-time use.

Aime births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1990s at 466 births (25% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

How Aime compares to similarly-sized names

Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Aime's total volume

Aime vs 15 similarly-sized girls names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%5%10%15% 050100150 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -110, 3.5%-45, 6.8%-33, 5.8%-39, 6.1%-60, 7.8%-100, 3.9%-21, 11%-30, 9.4%-79, 3.8%-112, 4.6%-61, 3.6%-56, 4.8%-56, 3.9%-115, 1.7%-130, 3.9%Aime-65, 6.6%Aime
Aime vs 15 similarly-sized girls names

Aime by state

Where Aime concentrates geographically, total births since 1961

Regionally concentrated
Top 7 states by recorded births for the name Aime
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
478 25.8%
#2 Texas
332 17.9%
#3 New York
26 1.4%
#4 Illinois
20 1.1%
#5 Arizona
16 0.9%
#6 New Mexico
10 0.5%
#7 New Jersey
5 0.3%
California share of Aime's total US births 25.8%
Even split

478 of 1,850 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Aime?
Since 1961, Social Security records show 1,850 babies named Aime. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #4,948 of 72,339 girls' names by total births. In 2025, it holds #7,202 of 17,297 among girls. Its busiest year on record was 1994, with 123 births.
Where does Aime sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Aime ranks #4,948 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,202 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Aime most popular?
Aime was most popular in the 1990s decade with 466 total births. The single peak year was 1994.
Where is Aime most popular?
The top states for the name Aime are California (478 births), Texas (332 births), New York (26 births).
Is Aime a unisex name?
Yes, Aime is used for both boys and girls. As a girl's name it has 1,850 births, and as a boy's name it has 474 births.
How long has the name Aime been used?
The SSA has tracked Aime since 1961 -- 65 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Aime?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Aimee, Aimie, Aimy, Aima, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Aime's data

  • Aime's decade-level peak was the 1990s (466 total births); usage has since declined to 104 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • California records the most Aimes (478 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Aime

Nearby Names Like Aime

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Aime

Names with a similar popularity rank to Aime

Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Aime: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.

Data Sources

Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1961–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Aime draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.