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Ayisha

Girl

Meaning of Ayisha: Arabic: 'alive' or 'living'

Ayisha 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 — 8393rd most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 3695th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#8393

11 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#3695

6 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

993

First recorded 1969 · peak 1977

Trend

stable

Style: rare

Popularity over time

1981: 33 babies1982: 23 babies1983: 26 babies1984: 24 babies1985: 27 babies1986: 16 babies1987: 35 babies1988: 15 babies1989: 25 babies1990: 21 babies19901991: 34 babies1992: 23 babies1993: 24 babies1994: 20 babies1995: 20 babies1996: 14 babies1997: 13 babies1998: 10 babies1999: 15 babies2000: 14 babies20002001: 16 babies2002: 18 babies2003: 17 babies2004: 11 babies2005: 22 babies2006: 23 babies2007: 10 babies2008: 11 babies2009: 8 babies2010: 15 babies20102011: 7 babies2012: 11 babies2013: 17 babies2014: 15 babies2015: 16 babies2016: 9 babies2017: 12 babies2018: 13 babies2019: 13 babies2020: 12 babies20202021: 12 babies2022: 17 babies2023: 12 babies2024: 11 babies2025: 11 babies
US babies named Ayisha per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 35.

Gender split

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

Origins & cultures

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