Aiesha
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- eye-EE-sha
- Origin
- Arabic
Aiesha is a girls' name of Arabic origin, meaning “alive, living”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Aiesha mean?
Arabic: variant spelling of Aisha
“alive, living”
Aisha was a wife of the Prophet Muhammad and an important early transmitter of hadith.
Is Aiesha a girl's or a boy's name?
Aiesha is a girls' name.
How popular is Aiesha in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2001, with 24 girls.
Half of all the girls named Aiesha in the UK since 1996 were born between 2001 and 2009. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Aiesha in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | #7,487 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 4 | #4,744 |
| 2019 | 3 | #5,804 |
| 2018 | 3 | #5,896 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 6 | #3,788 |
| 2015 | 3 | #5,983 |
| 2014 | 5 | #4,187 |
| 2013 | 6 | #3,719 |
| 2012 | 10 | #2,666 |
| 2011 | 8 | #3,041 |
| 2010 | 11 | #2,379 |
| 2009 | 18 | #1,621 |
| 2008 | 14 | #1,943 |
| 2007 | 17 | #1,614 |
| 2006 | 15 | #1,681 |
| 2005 | 13 | #1,807 |
| 2004 | 14 | #1,634 |
| 2003 | 18 | #1,317 |
| 2002 | 14 | #1,475 |
| 2001 | 24 | #995 |
| 2000 | 15 | #1,348 |
| 1999 | 11 | #1,653 |
| 1998 | 5 | #2,855 |
| 1997 | 12 | #1,559 |
| 1996 | 13 | #1,450 |
How popular is Aiesha in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1991, with 91 girls. It first appears in the records in 1971.
Half of all the girls named Aiesha in the US since 1880 were born between 1982 and 1996, the years shaded on the chart below.
Aiesha in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5 | #15,288 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 7 | #12,137 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 8 | #11,422 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 6 | #14,326 |
| 2015 | 9 | #10,861 |
| 2014 | 7 | #13,063 |
| 2013 | 9 | #10,995 |
| 2012 | 13 | #8,628 |
| 2011 | 8 | #12,146 |
| 2010 | 13 | #8,697 |
| 2009 | 7 | #13,698 |
| 2008 | 18 | #7,069 |
| 2007 | 13 | #9,003 |
| 2006 | 14 | #8,234 |
| 2005 | 10 | #10,123 |
| 2004 | 22 | #5,551 |
| 2003 | 23 | #5,230 |
| 2002 | 20 | #5,669 |
| 2001 | 18 | #6,062 |
| 2000 | 17 | #6,202 |
| 1999 | 18 | #5,655 |
| 1998 | 27 | #4,139 |
| 1997 | 21 | #4,815 |
| 1996 | 40 | #2,961 |
| 1995 | 38 | #3,017 |
| 1994 | 29 | #3,699 |
| 1993 | 43 | #2,763 |
| 1992 | 53 | #2,428 |
| 1991 | 91 | #1,636 |
| 1990 | 40 | #2,845 |
| 1989 | 35 | #3,039 |
| 1988 | 38 | #2,739 |
| 1987 | 29 | #3,166 |
| 1986 | 40 | #2,469 |
| 1985 | 41 | #2,397 |
| 1984 | 39 | #2,420 |
| 1983 | 41 | #2,309 |
| 1982 | 53 | #1,965 |
| 1981 | 40 | #2,409 |
| 1980 | 43 | #2,278 |
| 1979 | 47 | #2,112 |
| 1978 | 45 | #2,092 |
| 1977 | 59 | #1,736 |
| 1976 | 23 | #3,094 |
| 1975 | 19 | #3,513 |
| 1974 | 10 | #5,359 |
| 1973 | 9 | #5,578 |
| 1972 | 9 | #5,479 |
| 1971 | 6 | #7,386 |
Names like Aiesha
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Aisha, Amira, Alisha, Khadija, Aysha, Aaliyah, Halima, Amina, Aliya, Aziza, Samira, Asma
Names related to Aiesha
Ayesha, Isha, Asha, Aishah, Esha, Aaisha, Aaishah, Ayisha, Ashia
More Arabic names
Muhammad, Layla, Mohammed, Lyla, Mohammad, Zara, Amir, Fatima, Ali, Yahya, Zayn, Omar, Zahra, Hamza, Kairo, Safa
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Aiesha: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/aiesha, updated 20 October 2026.