Aimy
A variant of the feminine name Amy, of French origin meaning "beloved".
Name Census estimates that about 260 living Americans carry the first name Aimy. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Aimy today is around 26 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Aimy births was 2008 (12 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Aimy. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Aimy with official rankings and popularity over time.
People living today
260
~ 1 in 1,318,286 Americans
Peak year
2008
12 babies that year
Average age
26
years old
2024 SSA rank
#11,094
Tracked since 1975
Census
Aimy in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 390 people with the first name Aimy, which placed it at #24,620 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#24,620
National first-name rank
People counted
390
390 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Asian and Pacific Islander
35.1% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Aimy
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Aimy is Asian/Pacific Islander at 35.1%. The next largest groups are White (29.0%) and Hispanic (27.7%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Aimy described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Aimy at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Asian and Pacific Islander35.1% · 137
- White29.0% · 113
- Hispanic or Latino27.7% · 108
- Two or more races4.4% · 17
- Black or African American2.8% · 11
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.0% · 4
Popularity
Aimy: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Aimy from the 1970s through to the 2020s, spanning 6 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2000s, with 78 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 2000s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Aimy by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Aimy during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Origin
Meaning and history of Aimy
The name Aimy has its roots in ancient French culture, originating in the late 12th century. It's believed to be a variation of the French feminine name Aimée, which is derived from the Old French word "amer," meaning "to love." The spelling "Aimy" emerged as an anglicized form of the name, reflecting its adoption and adaptation by English-speaking communities.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Aimy can be found in the Domesday Book, a comprehensive survey of landholdings in England commissioned by William the Conqueror in 1086. The name appears in the records as "Aimie," referring to a female landowner in the county of Norfolk.
In medieval times, the name Aimy gained popularity among the nobility and upper classes in parts of France and England. Historical records from the 13th century mention Aimy de Beaumont, a noblewoman from the House of Beaumont, an illustrious Norman family with significant landholdings in England and France.
During the Renaissance period, the name Aimy appeared in literary works, including poetry and plays. One notable example is the character of Aimy in the 16th-century play "The Wise Woman of Hogdon" by Thomas Heywood, a renowned English playwright and writer.
In the 17th century, Aimy Wilbraham (1622-1663) was a notable figure in English history. She was a wealthy heiress and landowner from Cheshire, known for her philanthropic endeavors and support for the Royalist cause during the English Civil War.
The name Aimy also found its way into religious texts and records. In the 18th century, Aimy Butcher (1712-1796) was a prominent Quaker minister and author from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Her writings and sermons were widely influential within the Quaker community of her time.
Another historical figure bearing the name Aimy was Aimy Foussat (1791-1873), a French painter and portraitist who was active during the Romantic era. Her works were exhibited at the prestigious Paris Salon, and she gained recognition for her portraiture of notable figures in French society.
While the name Aimy has seen periods of relative obscurity, it has maintained a presence throughout history, reflecting its enduring charm and cultural significance across different regions and eras.
People
Aimy + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Aimy as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with A
Other first names starting with A with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Aimy: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Aimy?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 260 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Aimy going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 1,318,286 US residents.
Is Aimy a common name?
We classify Aimy as "Very Rare". It ranks above 77.6% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 268 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Aimy most popular?
The single biggest year for Aimy was 2008, when 12 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Aimy is about 26 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Aimy in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 390 people with the name Aimy, or 0.13 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #24,620 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Aimy in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Aimy?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Aimy appears almost entirely female. Of the 385 people counted with this name, 99.2% were female and only a very small share were male. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Aimy?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Aimy is Asian/Pacific Islander at 35.1%. The next largest groups are White (29.0%) and Hispanic (27.7%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Aimy most often in the Census?
Asian/Pacific Islander is the largest reported group for people named Aimy in the 2020 Census, accounting for 35.1% (137 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Aimy in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Aimy a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Aimy in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Aimy still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Aimy in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Aimy can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people are named Aimy?
HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site, answers that with the living-bearer count in one glance.