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Ayesha

Ayesha means “living” (Arabic origin). 6,696 US babies since 1940, peak 2016.

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What it means

“living”

ArabicWell documented

In US birth records

Peak year: 2016

40s50s60s70s80s90s00s10s20s

6,696 US babies were named Ayesha between 1940 and 2025.

Careers

Not enough notable people named Ayesha (or its spelling family) to say anything reliable yet. That's a gap in the data, not the name.

Spelling family

1 in 6 Aishas spell it Ayesha

  • Aisha 64%
  • Ayesha 16%
  • Aysha 8%
  • Aishah 3%
  • Aiesha 3%
  • Ayisha 2%
  • Aishia 1%
  • Ayshia 1%
  • Aeisha 1%
  • Aaisha 1%

Names that sound the same, grouped by Heyotag. Share of US babies since 1940.

Name twins (peaked around 2016)