Aisha

Meaning: Living, one who lives
Origin: Arabic

Girl's name · #337 in the US (2025) · Comeback

Popularity over time

Aisha was #4741 in 1950, slipped to #6088 by 1957, climbed back to #175 by 1977, and currently stands at #337. Roughly 27,000 girls have been named Aisha since 1950.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 29 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#12 in Finland (other-lang.) (2025) · #32 in Ecuador (2025) · #106 in England & Wales (2025) · #135 in Sweden (2025) · #213 in Austria (2025) · #227 in Ireland (2025) · #274 in Norway (2025) · #277 in Switzerland (2025) · #309 in New Zealand (2025) · #314 in Netherlands (2025) · #360 in France (2025) · #361 in Belgium (2025) and 3 more.

Famous Aishas

Aisha — Poet
Aisha Tyler — American actress, comedian, director, and talk show host
Aisha Abd al-Rahman — Egyptian author and professor of literature (1913–1998)
Aisha Hinds — American actress
Aisha Rateb — Lawyer, politician and ambassador from Egypt (1928–2013)

In stories & tradition

Aisha Qandicha — Moroccan folklore
Aisha Campbell — Power Rangers
Aisha Bibi^ru — Kazakh folklore

What Aishas become

Among 283 notable people named Aisha:

Entertainers appear 1.64× more often than among typical names — e.g. Aisha Tyler, American actress, comedian, director, and talk show host.

Similar names: Ayesha · Lila · Aimee · Sasha · Fatima · Anissa

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