Ayesha

Meaning: Living, one who lives
Origin: Variant of Aisha (from Arabic)

Girl's name · #1396 in the US (2025) · Timeless

Popularity over time

Ayesha holds its lane: charted since 1950 and rarely far from where it stands today (#1396 in 2025). About 6,700 girls have carried it along the way.

Across the states

See where Ayesha is more common.

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 13 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

Ayesha is especially popular in Philippines.

#5 in Philippines (2024) · #229 in England & Wales (2025) · #247 in New Zealand (2025) · #437 in Scotland (2025) · #496 in Norway (2025) · #699 in Sweden (2025) · #746 in Ireland (2025) · #907 in Netherlands (2025) · #1,294 in France (2025) · #489 in Canada (2024).

Famous Ayeshas

Ayesha Takia — Indian film actress
Ayesha Gaddafi — Libyan colonel and lawyer
Ayesha Al-Taymuriyya — Egyptian social activist
Ayesha Jhulka — Indian film actress
Ayesha Kapur — Indian-German actress

In stories & tradition

Ayesha Lee — Doctors (TV series)
Ayesha — Bombay Begums (TV series)

What Ayeshas become

Among 123 notable people named Ayesha:

Entertainers appear 1.84× more often than among typical names — e.g. Ayesha Takia, Indian film actress.

Similar names: Aiza · Farah · Aida · Isha · Jamila · Anisa

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