A 1970s favorite, climbing again.
Popularity of Aisha since 1950
Babies named Aisha per year in U.S. Social Security records.
Data table (by decade)
| Decade | Girls |
|---|---|
| 1950s | 33 |
| 1960s | 163 |
| 1970s | 4,643 |
| 1980s | 4,260 |
| 1990s | 4,001 |
| 2000s | 3,930 |
| 2010s | 5,421 |
| 2020s | 4,482 |
Meaning & origin
Aisha has been consistently used in the United States since at least 1950, though its early presence was modest. The name reached its peak popularity in 1977, climbing the charts significantly during the 1970s. After a period of fluctuation, Aisha has been rising again since 2000, reflecting a broader revival of classic Arabic names. In 2025, the name ranked 337, with about 1 in 1,766 newborn girls receiving the name. While widely used across the country, it has seen particular favor in states like Rhode Island, Minnesota, and New York.
Aisha derives from the Arabic root ع-ي-ش (ʿ- y- sh), meaning 'to live.' It is the name of Aisha bint Abi Bakr, a wife of the Prophet Muhammad, and has been widely used in the Muslim world for centuries. Historical use in English-speaking countries began in the 20th century, gaining popularity after the 1960s.
Where Aisha is most popular
Births per 100,000 girls by state. Press play or drag the slider to watch it move across the decades. The lightest shade means too few recorded births.
“Aisha” around the world
Where Aisha lands in the latest official birth statistics abroad, matched to the U.S. spelling.
France
155
babies in 2024
Ireland
19
babies in 2025
New Zealand
13
babies in 2025
Quebec
19
babies in 2025
Sources: INSEE (France) · CSO Ireland (Ireland) · NZ Dept of Internal Affairs (New Zealand) · Retraite Québec (Quebec).
Nicknames & variants
Nicknames: Aish, Isha
Sibling names for Aisha
Names that share Aisha's style, for a brother or sister.
Sisters: Fatima, Zara, Layla, Maya, Nadia, Aminah, Anaya, Asma, Daisha, Jamila, Khadija, Khadijah, Layan, Leena, Maryam, Medina, Rashida, Tanisha, Zaida, Zainab, Akilah, Asiya, Fatimah, Hafsa, Jameelah, Jamilah, Jannat, Kaysha, Kizzy, Latifah, Malaika, Manha, Myesha, Myisha, Rasheeda, Saira, Sania, Shaila, Sharika, Takiyah, Tasneem, Zakia, Zayda, Zaynab, Zeinab, Afia, Akila, Amayra, Amena, Annisa, Aqsa, Arisha, Asmaa, Batool, Batoul, Belkis, Bushra, Eshaal, Faiza, Fariha, Fatema, Fatma, Hafsah, Hajar, Haleema, Hira, Husna, Ieisha, Imaan, Jameela, Jamela, Jamile, Jamillah, Jamille, Jamisha, Kareema, Karimah, Kinza, Laiba, Lakeya, Lateefah, Latifa, Leesha, Maheen, Maleka, Maryama, Mehak, Mehar, Mehreen, Meisha, Moesha, Monifa, Myiesha, Nafisa, Neema, Neisha, Nusaybah, Raniah, Rasheedah, Reshma, Rihana, Ruqayyah, Sahra, Saima, Saina, Seerat, Somaya, Sumaiya, Sumayah, Sumayya, Sumayyah, Sundus, Sura, Taneesha, Teasha, Zaynah, Zunaira, Adasia, Afiya, Akisha, Aliyyah, Amanii, Amatullah, Amenah, Arriyah, Asanti, Atiyah, Azizah, Bisma, Deisha, Ellisha, Faduma, Faizah, Fajr, Farhana, Farzana, Fatuma, Hadja, Hajra, Hawa, Heena, Humaira, Ifrah, Jamilia, Kadeja, Kamile, Kawthar, Khadeeja, Khadeejah, Khadejah, Lamisha, Leasha, Madinah, Mahum, Maimuna, Maisha, Meryem, Mumtaz, Nabeeha, Nafeesa, Naureen, Niambi, Nusaiba, Nusrat, Rashidah, Rayhana, Rukiya, Rumaysa, Ruqayya, Sabiha, Samreen, Shakeela, Shazia, Sidrah, Siedah, Simrah, Suhaylah, Sultana, Surah, Suriyah, Talasia, Wania, Zahraa, Zawadi, Zeenat, Zeynab, Khadeja, Kiasha, Meha, Nusayba, Ruweyda, Saher, Aafiya, Aafiyah, Aamilah, Ajene, Ambreen, Amnah, Anhar, Arshi, Ashaya, Cuma, Dinisha, Dyesha, Faatimah, Fabiha, Fareeha, Fatemah, Fatimazahra, Fizza, Furaha, Haddy, Hadicha, Hadija, Hajer, Hajira, Hamda, Jaisha, Jamala, Jemila, Kashish, Kawsar, Khamil, Kowsar, Maham, Mehek, Misbah, Munirah, Myosha, Nasteho, Nishat, Nurah, Nury, Nusaibah, Rafeef, Raisha, Rashia, Razia, Rehema, Rokia, Ruhee, Ruqaya, Shahida, Shamila, Sharifah, Sidratul, Sithara, Sondos, Sumaiyah, Tyaisha, Umeka, Yassmin, Zayneb
Brothers: Omar, Ali, Hasan, Zayn, Khalid, Abdirahman, Abdul, Abdullah, Ahmad, Ameer, Ayub, Azaan, Bilal, Farhan, Hakeem, Hamza, Haris, Hassan, Ibrahim, Jabril, Jaleel, Jamaal, Jelani, Kareem, Kenyatta, Mahmoud, Mohamed, Mohammad, Mohammed, Muhammad, Musa, Mustafa, Nasir, Raheem, Rashad, Sulaiman, Syed, Tariq, Umar, Yousef, Yusuf, Zakari, Aamir, Abbas, Abdallah, Abdulaziz, Abdullahi, Abdulrahman, Ahmir, Ajani, Ammar, Aziz, Djuan, Dondre, Faisal, Faris, Hamzah, Haroon, Hashim, Hussain, Hussein, Ibraheem, Imran, Ismail, Jahir, Jalil, Jamall, Jameel, Jamell, Jarell, Jawad, Jermain, Jibril, Jihad, Kamal, Khalif, Mahdi, Mikail, Mohamad, Muhammed, Rahman, Rahsaan, Rakim, Rasheed, Rashid, Rayaan, Rehan, Sahil, Saleh, Sameer, Sultan, Tahir, Tarik, Usman, Waleed, Yaseen, Yasin, Yasir, Yousuf, Yunus, Yusef, Zakaria, Zakariya, Zaki, Aadil, Abdalla, Abdel, Abdelrahman, Abdoulaye, Abdulahi, Abdulmalik, Abdurahman, Aboubacar, Abu, Abubakar, Abubakr, Affan, Aiman, Akbar, Akim, Amaan, Amire, Arif, Ashad, Ashraf, Asif, Ayinde, Ayyub, Baraka, Belal, Boubacar, Danish, Daniyal, Dawud, Ebrahim, Faiz, Farid, Gamal, Habib, Haider, Hamad, Hanad, Haneef, Hasaan, Hashir, Husain, Husam, Huzaifa, Ibn, Ibrahima, Iram, Ishaq, Jabar, Jabbar, Jabir, Jafar, Jalal, Jamahl, Jamale, Jemal, Jibreel, Kadir, Kaseem, Kashif, Kasim, Kassim, Khaleel, Khaliq, Khan, Luqman, Maaz, Malick, Md, Mouhamed, Muaz, Mubarak, Muhamed, Muhammadali, Mujtaba, Murtaza, Musab, Naheem, Olajuwon, Omarr, Osama, Othman, Oumar, Owais, Qadir, Qais, Qasim, Rafiq, Rahil, Rashed, Rasul, Riyad, Rizwan, Saahil, Sadiq, Safwan, Sahib, Sahir, Salih, Sanad, Sayed, Shaheed, Shaheen, Shareef, Shariff, Sheikh, Siraj, Sohail, Souleymane, Subhan, Sufyan, Suhayb, Sulayman, Suleiman, Talha, Tamim, Umair, Uzair, Waseem, Yaqub, Yazeed, Yazid, Yusif, Zahmir, Zakee, Zayyan, Zorawar, Zubair, Aashir, Abdalrahman, Abdinasir, Abdulhadi, Abdulkareem, Abdulkarim, Abdulloh, Abdulwahab, Abdur, Abdurrahman, Ahmar, Ahmaud, Ahmod, Ahnaf, Ahyan, Alhaji, Alhassan, Amad, Asim, Askari, Basheer, Danyal, Daoud, Daud, Dawood, Deep, Devondre, Eisa, Elhadj, Ghazi, Gurshan, Haadi, Haidar, Haleem, Hammad, Hasnain, Hassen, Husayn, Hussam, Hussien, Ibrohim, Idriss, Imaad, Imraan, Ismaeel, Izaan, Jafari, Jahid, Jamol, Jaquis, Jasim, Kabeer, Kaliq, Kamaal, Khadir, Khalifa, Khalik, Khazi, Kwane, Lamine, Mahmud, Mansoor, Mansur, Masud, Mehtab, Mikaeel, Miraj, Mohamedamin, Mohamud, Mohid, Moosa, Moustafa, Muadh, Mubashir, Muhamad, Mujahid, Mustapha, Naszir, Nazeer, Nazim, Nuh, Ousman, Rafay, Raheel, Raiyan, Rehaan, Reyaan, Saahir, Saheed, Saim, Salaar, Salahuddin, Samaad, Samar, Sarim, Sayid, Seif, Shakeel, Sharief, Shoaib, Shuaib, Sohaib, Sufian, Suleman, Suliman, Taariq, Tanveer, Tareq, Tarique, Umer, Waris, Yacoub, Yamin, Younis, Yousaf, Youssouf, Yussef, Zaahir, Zaheer, Zakarie, Zubayr, Abdulahad, Alamin, Ashir, Faizaan, Himmat, Imron, Mouhamad, Rajvir, Saladin, Wasim, Yahsir, Aaban, Abas, Abdelaziz, Abdifatah, Abdimalik, Abdulai, Abdulhamid, Abdulkadir, Abdulraheem, Abdulrahim, Abdulsalam, Abou, Ahmeer, Akeel, Albaraa, Alhasan, Alyaan, Amadu, Ansar, Aqeel, Arkeem, Arsal, Arshaan, Arshad, Awais, Ayuub, Azeez, Bilaal, Billal, Brahim, Daanish, Davud, Emaad, Farooq, Fateh, Furqan, Habeeb, Hafiz, Hamzeh, Hassaan, Humzah, Hyder, Ilyaas, Ishaaq, Jahcere, Juma, Kadar, Kariem, Kasheem, Kazim, Khaalid, Khaleef, Kinte, Lawan, Malike, Mohmmad, Mosi, Muaad, Muaaz, Muhammadamin, Muhammadyusuf, Muhannad, Mukhtar, Mustaf, Mutasim, Muzamil, Muzammil, Najir, Niyam, Noman, Nooh, Nouh, Osamah, Qaadir, Quasim, Qusay, Raahim, Raihan, Ramadan, Ramaj, Rashied, Reshad, Sadik, Saliou, Salmaan, Sayeed, Sayyid, Shadeed, Shaft, Shameer, Shariq, Shuayb, Siddiq, Sufyaan, Sundiata, Taher, Taimur, Tarig, Taseen, Tawfiq, Tawhid, Turki, Usama, Uthman, Wasif, Yaasir, Yakub, Yassir, Yehia, Younus, Yousof, Yusha, Yussuf, Zaeem, Zafar, Zahair, Zarif, Zyad
Names like Aisha
Names whose popularity has moved with Aisha's over the last 50 years.

