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Aisha

AH-ee-shah · Alive, living, thriving.

2025 rank (girls)
#337
Babies named in 2025
910
Peak popularity
1977
2025 frequency
1 in 1,766 girls
Usually for
Girls
Trend
Rising since 2000

A 1970s favorite, climbing again.

Popularity of Aisha since 1950

Babies named Aisha per year in U.S. Social Security records.

5131k1.5k1960198020002020Most births 1977Girls
Data table (by decade)
DecadeGirls
1950s33
1960s163
1970s4,643
1980s4,260
1990s4,001
2000s3,930
2010s5,421
2020s4,482

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.

2020s
Fewermore per 100k girlstoo few 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

Variants: Ayesha, Ayisha, Aishah

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.

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Questions parents ask

What does the name Aisha mean?
Aisha means 'alive' or 'living' in Arabic.
How popular is the name Aisha currently?
In 2025, Aisha ranked 337 in the U.S., with 1 in 1,766 female newborns given the name.
Is Aisha a girl's name?
Yes, Aisha is almost exclusively used as a girl's name.