Aiysha
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- EYE-shah
- Origin
- Arabic
Aiysha is a girls' name of Arabic origin, meaning “alive, living”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Aiysha mean?
Arabic: variant of Aisha
“alive, living”
Spelling of Aisha, the name of the Prophet Muhammad's wife Aisha bint Abi Bakr.
Is Aiysha a girl's or a boy's name?
Aiysha is a girls' name.
How popular is Aiysha in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1996, with 24 girls.
Half of all the girls named Aiysha in the UK since 1996 were born between 1998 and 2006. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Aiysha in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 3 | #5,896 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 5 | #4,294 |
| 2014 | 4 | #4,888 |
| 2013 | 4 | #4,953 |
| 2012 | 4 | #5,058 |
| 2011 | 9 | #2,794 |
| 2010 | 5 | #4,220 |
| 2009 | 6 | #3,603 |
| 2008 | 3 | #5,772 |
| 2007 | 11 | #2,198 |
| 2006 | 14 | #1,764 |
| 2005 | 15 | #1,608 |
| 2004 | 19 | #1,293 |
| 2003 | 9 | #2,109 |
| 2002 | 23 | #1,053 |
| 2001 | 16 | #1,325 |
| 2000 | 21 | #1,073 |
| 1999 | 20 | #1,103 |
| 1998 | 23 | #1,015 |
| 1997 | 20 | #1,087 |
| 1996 | 24 | #924 |
Names like Aiysha
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Saba, Faiza, Aysha, Zaha, Safa, Fatma, Hiba, Habiba, Afifa, Afiya, Farah, Rahma
Names related to Aiysha
More Arabic names
Muhammad, Layla, Mohammed, Lyla, Mohammad, Zara, Aaliyah, Amir, Amira, Fatima, Ali, Yahya, Zayn, Omar, Zahra, Hamza
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Aiysha: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/aiysha, updated 20 October 2026.