Aimee-Leigh
Girl name · 52 babies recorded · 1974–2025
Aimee-Leigh: 52 babies born in Scotland since 1974, given to girls, peaking at 10 births in 2009.
Aimee-Leigh blends two beloved name traditions into one lyrical choice. The first part, Aimee, is the French spelling of Amy, tracing back through Old French to the Latin *amata*, meaning “beloved.” The second element, Leigh, comes from an Old English surname derived from *leah*, meaning “wood” or “clearing,” so the full name can evoke a “beloved meadow.” Famous bearers of the components include American singer-songwriter Aimee Mann and English actress Vivien Leigh, immortalised as Scarlett O’Hara. Several English villages share the Leigh root, such as Leigh-on-Sea in Essex. In Scotland, hyphenated names like Aimee-Leigh have grown especially popular since the 1990s, reflecting a wider trend for combining classic and surname-style elements to create a distinct, modern identity.
Girl 11 of 52 years
- Peak year
- 200910 babies
- Latest (2016)
- #7983 babies
- Total births
- 52since 2003
- 5-year trend
- ≈ stablevs prior 5y