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Aysha

Girl

Meaning of Aysha: Arabic: 'alive, living'

Aysha is a girl's name most strongly associated with Arabic & Persian naming. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 1748th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 776th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#1748

112 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#776

48 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

3,189

First recorded 1969 · peak 2024

Trend

rising

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 16 babies1982: 33 babies1983: 32 babies1984: 24 babies1985: 23 babies1986: 29 babies1987: 26 babies1988: 47 babies1989: 54 babies1990: 59 babies19901991: 74 babies1992: 74 babies1993: 74 babies1994: 66 babies1995: 87 babies1996: 95 babies1997: 79 babies1998: 79 babies1999: 92 babies2000: 109 babies20002001: 102 babies2002: 117 babies2003: 92 babies2004: 104 babies2005: 90 babies2006: 88 babies2007: 78 babies2008: 72 babies2009: 72 babies2010: 56 babies20102011: 59 babies2012: 62 babies2013: 52 babies2014: 66 babies2015: 51 babies2016: 60 babies2017: 58 babies2018: 48 babies2019: 56 babies2020: 49 babies20202021: 46 babies2022: 48 babies2023: 58 babies2024: 153 babies2025: 112 babies
US babies named Aysha per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 153.

Gender split

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

Origins & cultures

More Arabic & Persian girls' names

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