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Aishah

Girl

Meaning of Aishah: Arabic: 'alive'

Aishah is a girl's name most strongly associated with Arabic & Persian naming. It has 6 letters and 2 syllables, and it is a genuinely rare and unique choice — 6466th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 1672nd in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#6466

16 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#1672

18 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

1,280

First recorded 1963 · peak 2003

Trend

stable

Style: rare

Popularity over time

1981: 28 babies1982: 21 babies1983: 18 babies1984: 19 babies1985: 13 babies1986: 22 babies1987: 13 babies1988: 32 babies1989: 21 babies1990: 29 babies19901991: 31 babies1992: 18 babies1993: 23 babies1994: 19 babies1995: 12 babies1996: 28 babies1997: 23 babies1998: 38 babies1999: 39 babies2000: 38 babies20002001: 34 babies2002: 29 babies2003: 43 babies2004: 37 babies2005: 37 babies2006: 27 babies2007: 22 babies2008: 31 babies2009: 15 babies2010: 19 babies20102011: 28 babies2012: 22 babies2013: 26 babies2014: 28 babies2015: 31 babies2016: 32 babies2017: 26 babies2018: 26 babies2019: 19 babies2020: 19 babies20202021: 19 babies2022: 19 babies2023: 22 babies2024: 13 babies2025: 16 babies
US babies named Aishah per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 43.

Gender split

0% boys · 100% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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