Gender
Origin
- Arabic
- Woman, Life, Alive
Lively; Aisha was the Prophet Mohammed''s favorite wife. Aish means food, wheat, or bread; it is symbolic of the sustenance of life.
Syllables
2
Alternate Spellings and Variants of Aisha
Pronunciation
a(i)-sha
Celebrity Babies
Daughter of Stevie Wonder
Popularity in the USA
- Boys: peak in 1977 (rank #3605, 10 births); most recent 1990 (rank #6410, 7 births)
- Girls: peak in 1977 (rank #175, 1,540 births); most recent 2025 (rank #337, 910 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | – | 910 |
| 2024 | – | 900 |
| 2023 | – | 813 |
| 2022 | – | 685 |
| 2021 | – | 611 |
| 2020 | – | 562 |
| 2019 | – | 574 |
| 2018 | – | 598 |
| 2017 | – | 562 |
| 2016 | – | 618 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data
Popularity in England and Wales
- Girls: peak in 2014 (rank #73, 711 births); most recent 2025 (rank #106, 436 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 436 |
| 2024 | 442 |
| 2023 | 425 |
| 2022 | 469 |
| 2021 | 417 |
| 2020 | 508 |
| 2019 | 511 |
| 2018 | 568 |
| 2017 | 584 |
| 2016 | 626 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in France
- Girls: peak in 2023 (rank #252, 242 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 242 |
| 2022 | 203 |
| 2021 | 169 |
| 2020 | 185 |
| 2019 | 175 |
| 2018 | 133 |
| 2017 | 145 |
| 2016 | 114 |
| 2015 | 120 |
| 2014 | 96 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)
Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Ireland
- Girls: peak in 2013 (rank #216, 26 births); most recent 2025 (rank #229, 19 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 19 |
| 2024 | 10 |
| 2023 | 14 |
| 2022 | 13 |
| 2021 | 14 |
| 2020 | 13 |
| 2019 | 19 |
| 2018 | 12 |
| 2017 | 12 |
| 2016 | 17 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)
Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Scotland
- Girls: peak in 2014 (rank #191, 24 births); most recent 2025 (rank #387, 8 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 8 |
| 2024 | 23 |
| 2023 | 15 |
| 2022 | 11 |
| 2021 | 11 |
| 2020 | 18 |
| 2019 | 14 |
| 2018 | 11 |
| 2017 | 11 |
| 2016 | 17 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)
Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Northern Ireland
- Girls: peak in 1998 (rank #229, 6 births); most recent 2020 (rank #333, 4 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | 4 |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | 4 |
| 2017 | 4 |
| 2016 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Northern Ireland (2025)
Source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), Baby Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1997 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)
- Girls: peak in 2003 (rank #243, 13 births); most recent 2023 (rank #294, 11 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 11 |
| 2022 | 6 |
| 2021 | 11 |
| 2020 | 11 |
| 2019 | 8 |
| 2018 | 5 |
| 2017 | 7 |
| 2016 | 9 |
| 2015 | 6 |
| 2014 | 8 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)
Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence