Ayasha

A girls’ name with no widely documented etymology — three syllables, given to 7 babies a year in the US.

Babies a year
7
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list

Ayasha by the numbers

Ayasha was given to 7 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.

Its American peak was 17 babies in 2011, making it a 2010s name.

What we can tell you about Ayasha

Not every name has a meaning to trace. Plenty are coined rather than inherited — invented outright, blended from two names, or respelled from an older one — and where we cannot find an etymology we can stand behind, we would rather say so than make one up. What follows comes from the birth records themselves.

Spelled almost the same

Other names in the records within a letter or two of Ayasha. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

  • Ayeshaalive or living204 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Ayshaalive and well; a form of aisha49 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Akashaether; the sky element in ayurveda29 in the US (2017)
  • Aashahope or wish13 in the US (2017)
  • Ayishaliving, alive; a form of Aisha4 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Atashafire4 in England and Wales (2025)

Sounds like Ayasha

Names that are said the same way as Ayasha, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.

  • Aaishahvariant spelling of aisha, living or lively12 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Aaishaa form of Aisha; alive or prosperous10 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Ashia12 in the US (2017)
  • Ashaya6 in the US (2017)
  • Ashyah6 in the US (2017)

Names about as common as Ayasha

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