Aisha
Aisha was the 337th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 910 babies. Its best year was 1977, when it ranked 175th with 1,540 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 157 places. More babies were named Aisha in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Meaning living, alive · Arabic
Say it ah-EE-shuh /ɑˈiʃə/
- Rank in 2025
- #337 girls, up 199 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 910girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 19771,540 babies
- Total since 1880
- 26,960babies recorded
What does the name Aisha mean?
Aisha is the Arabic name ʿĀʾisha, borne by a wife of the Prophet Muhammad and daughter of the first caliph Abu Bakr. It is generally explained from the Arabic root ʿ-y-sh, "to live", so "living, alive"; the Random House dictionary glosses it "life", via Swahili, which borrowed the word from Arabic. It is used throughout the Muslim world and among African American families.
عَائِشَة (Arabic, “living, alive”)
How sure is this? Probable. The 'living' meaning is standard but the record relies on general dictionaries.
Related names: Ayesha, Aishah, Asia.
See also: Arabic names.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Aisha', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation)
- Dictionary.com Unabridged (based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary), with Collins English Dictionary, s.v. 'Aisha', Dictionary.com / Random House / HarperCollins
Aisha popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 27 since 1976.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #337 | 910 |
| 2020 | #536 | 562 |
| 2010 | #687 | 417 |
| 2000 | #691 | 341 |
| 1990 | #567 | 410 |
| 1980 | #375 | 619 |
| 1970 | #1,755 | 51 |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | #4,741 | 6 |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Aisha, counting every spelling?
Aisha is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #312 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #337 for Aisha on its own. Together these spellings went to 1,058 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aisha | 910 | #337 | 3,920 |
| Aysha | 112 | #1,797 | 417 |
| Aishah | 16 | #6,842 | 89 |
| Aesha | 9 | #10,126 | 41 |
| Aaisha | — | — | 40 |
| Eisha | 6 | #13,672 | 37 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Aisha?
910 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Aisha (0.25 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Aisha born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 9 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Aisha.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Aisha?
About 26,300 people born in the US named Aisha are alive today, with a median age of 25; half are between 10 and 42. That makes Aisha mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Aisha by state
How common Aisha was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Minnesota (4.8×), New York (3.4×), Pennsylvania (1.9×), Ohio (1.8×), Maryland (1.7×). It is least common, relative to the national rate, in Oklahoma, Alabama, Iowa.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Aisha: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Aisha, they share its era and feel.
Middle names for Aisha · Sibling names for Aisha
Questions about the name Aisha
What does Aisha mean?
Aisha means “living, alive” (Arabic origin). Certainty: probable.
How popular is the name Aisha?
Aisha was the 337th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 910 babies. Its best year was 1977, when it ranked 175th with 1,540 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 157 places. More babies were named Aisha in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Aisha a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Aisha in the US.
Where is Aisha most popular?
In 2021–2025, Aisha was most common in Minnesota (2.31 per 1,000 girls), followed by New York and Pennsylvania.