Aysha
Aysha was the 1797th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 112 babies. Its best year was 2024, when it ranked 1442nd with 153 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,419 places. More babies were named Aysha in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Aisha) living, alive · Arabic
- Rank in 2025
- #1,797 girls, up 1,390 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 112girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2024153 babies
- Total since 1880
- 3,189babies recorded
What does the name Aysha mean?
Aysha is a spelling of Aisha, pronounced the same way, so it shares Aisha's meaning and origin.
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
Aysha popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,797 | 112 |
| 2020 | #3,187 | 49 |
| 2010 | #3,014 | 56 |
| 2000 | #1,619 | 109 |
| 1990 | #2,177 | 59 |
| 1980 | #3,073 | 28 |
| 1970 | #6,420 | 7 |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Aysha, counting every spelling?
Aysha is a spelling of Aisha, a name family that ranked #312 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,797 for Aysha 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 Aysha?
112 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Aysha (0.03 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Aysha 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 75 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Aysha.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Aysha?
About 3,100 people born in the US named Aysha are alive today, with a median age of 23; half are between 12 and 31. That makes Aysha 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.
Aysha by state
How common Aysha was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in New York (3.2×), Florida (1.9×). In 39 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Aysha: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Aysha, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Aysha
What does Aysha mean?
Aysha is a spelling of Aisha, which means “living, alive” (Arabic origin). Certainty: probable.
How popular is the name Aysha?
Aysha was the 1797th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 112 babies. Its best year was 2024, when it ranked 1442nd with 153 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,419 places. More babies were named Aysha in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Aysha a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Aysha in the US.
Where is Aysha most popular?
In 2021–2025, Aysha was most common in New York (0.17 per 1,000 girls), followed by Florida and New Jersey.