Aima is a distinctive choice, ranked #1672 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Aima in their class.
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UK Rank 2024
#1672
About the Name Aima
Aima has seen a notable decline in recent years, dropping 508 places in five years. It was most popular in 2022 at #1006 โ parents choosing it today are making a deliberately counter-trend decision. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Aima is distinctive enough that your child will likely be the only one in both their class and their school โ standing out on every register.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Aima
Unlikely. With around 18 UK babies named Aima per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Aima in her class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Aima has been declining in UK popularity, dropping 508 places in the last five years. Its peak was #1006 in 2022. Choosing it now means she is likely to be among the last of her generation with this name.
Aima is a distinctive choice sitting outside the mainstream UK top names. Parents choosing less common names often find their children appreciate the individuality as they grow up, rarely needing to add an initial to distinguish themselves.
Aima does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice โ your child is unlikely to encounter American Aimas in the wild.
18
UK babies named Aima (2024)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↓ 508 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Aima
Likely around 1 other Aima in the class
UK Popularity (1996–2024)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
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The AIMA prophecy was a prophecy current during the reign of the Byzantine emperor, Manuel I Komnenos and at the same time an example of a medieval contrived acronym. It claimed to foretell that the initial letters of the names of the emperors of the Komnenos dynasty would spell aima (ฮฑแผทฮผฮฑ), the Greek word for "blood".