Ayesha

Girl name

Ayesha has been given to 6,696 babies in the U.S. since 1950. It peaked in 2016.

Meaning & origin

A spelling variant of Aisha.

Origin: Arabic

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Total babies

6,696

Peak year

2016 (178 babies)

Rank in 2025

Below top 1000

First recorded

1950

10-year trend

▲ +3%

Gender split

All girls

Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Ayesha.

6,725 babies since 1882

6,725 babies since 1955

6,657 babies since 1915

6,736 babies since 1880

6,643 babies since 1976

6,639 babies since 1964

6,759 babies since 1993

6,768 babies since 1960

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