Aisha
A girls’ name of Arabic origin, meaning alive; living; woman.
How Aisha has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #493 |
| 2016 | #505 |
| 2017 | #550 |
| 2018 | #523 |
| 2019 | #531 |
| 2020 | #536 |
| 2021 | #507 |
| 2022 | #461 |
| 2023 | #379 |
| 2024 | #346 |
| 2025 | #337 |
Aisha by the numbers
In 2025, 436 babies in England and Wales were named Aisha. In the US, 559 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given several times more often in England and Wales than in the US.
Its American peak was 1,540 babies in 1977, making it a 1970s name.
At its height, in 1980, about 1 in 2,900 American girls born that year was called Aisha.
Names that come from Aisha
Forms of Aisha in other languages, names built from it, and names that mean a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
- Aixaalive; well; variant of Aisha22 in the US (2017)
- Ayishaliving, alive; a form of Aisha4 in England and Wales (2025)
- Ayseliving, alive; Turkish form of Aisha9 in England and Wales (2025)
- Aaishaa form of Aisha; alive or prosperous10 in England and Wales (2025)
- Aishatalive; well; form of Aisha4 in England and Wales (2025)
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Aisha. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Alishanoble, exalted; a form of Alicia113 in England and Wales (2025)
- Ashahope, desire, wish212 in the US (2017)
- Anishacomplete, whole, without flaw11 in England and Wales (2025)
- Ayshaalive and well; a form of aisha49 in England and Wales (2025)
- Aichaliving, alive; a form of Aisha49 in the US (2017)
- Aishahalive or living; a form of Aisha16 in England and Wales (2025)
Sounds like Aisha
Names that are said the same way as Aisha, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
Other names that mean life
Like Aisha, each of these has life in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
Names about as common as Aisha
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