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Ayesha

Girl

Meaning of Ayesha: Arabic: 'alive'

Ayesha is a girl's name most strongly associated with Arabic & Persian naming. It has 6 letters and 2 syllables, and it is one of today's most-chosen names — 1351st most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 217th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#1351

156 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#217

220 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

6,696

First recorded 1950 · peak 2016

Trend

stable

Style: popular

Popularity over time

1981: 138 babies1982: 148 babies1983: 134 babies1984: 120 babies1985: 121 babies1986: 96 babies1987: 102 babies1988: 102 babies1989: 107 babies1990: 110 babies19901991: 141 babies1992: 118 babies1993: 109 babies1994: 112 babies1995: 110 babies1996: 90 babies1997: 111 babies1998: 105 babies1999: 88 babies2000: 113 babies20002001: 99 babies2002: 118 babies2003: 103 babies2004: 92 babies2005: 107 babies2006: 102 babies2007: 118 babies2008: 116 babies2009: 107 babies2010: 100 babies20102011: 123 babies2012: 106 babies2013: 123 babies2014: 152 babies2015: 151 babies2016: 178 babies2017: 161 babies2018: 150 babies2019: 149 babies2020: 146 babies20202021: 142 babies2022: 171 babies2023: 161 babies2024: 166 babies2025: 156 babies
US babies named Ayesha per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 178.

Gender split

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

Origins & cultures

More Arabic & Persian girls' names

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