Arisha
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- a-REE-sha
- UK rank, 2025
- #812 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #3,211 for girls
Arisha is a girls' name. In 2025 it ranked 812th for girls in the UK (48 babies) and 3,211th for girls in the US (49 babies).
What does Arisha mean?
Used in several cultures; in Russian a pet form of Arina
In Russia, Arisha is an affectionate form of Arina, itself a folk form of Irina.
Is Arisha a girl's or a boy's name?
Arisha is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 48 girls in the UK and 49 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Arisha in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 812th among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 48 about 1 in 5,800 girls
- Five-year trend
- Rising up 44% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 48 girls in the UK were named Arisha, making it the 812th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,033rd. Its busiest year was 2024, with 59 girls.
Half of all the girls named Arisha in the UK since 1996 were born between 2011 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 62 girls in the UK were given Arisha or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #621, up from #812 for this spelling alone.
- Arisha 48
- Areesha 14
Among girls in 2025, it was 763rd in England and Wales.
Arisha in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 48 | #812 |
| 2024 | 59 | #694 |
| 2023 | 27 | #1,285 |
| 2022 | 29 | #1,211 |
| 2021 | 41 | #926 |
| 2020 | 35 | #1,033 |
| 2019 | 28 | #1,256 |
| 2018 | 30 | #1,210 |
| 2017 | 31 | #1,186 |
| 2016 | 37 | #1,037 |
| 2015 | 40 | #979 |
| 2014 | 41 | #971 |
| 2013 | 47 | #868 |
| 2012 | 45 | #902 |
| 2011 | 43 | #903 |
| 2010 | 29 | #1,200 |
| 2009 | 44 | #844 |
| 2008 | 16 | #1,745 |
| 2007 | 16 | #1,694 |
| 2006 | 15 | #1,681 |
| 2005 | 16 | #1,521 |
| 2004 | 10 | #2,064 |
| 2003 | 10 | #1,954 |
| 2002 | 6 | #2,691 |
| 2001 | 7 | #2,341 |
| 2000 | 7 | #2,304 |
| 1999 | 4 | #3,374 |
| 1998 | 4 | #3,310 |
| 1997 | 1 | #5,110 |
How popular is Arisha in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 3,211th among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 49 about 1 in 33,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steady much the same
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 49 girls in the US were named Arisha, making it the 3,211th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,141st. Its busiest year was 2019, with 54 girls. It first appears in the records in 1972.
2025 had more girls named Arisha than any year since 2020.
Half of all the girls named Arisha in the US since 1880 were born between 2007 and 2020, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 60 girls in the US were given Arisha or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #2,325, up from #3,211 for this spelling alone.
- Arisha 49
- Areesha 11
Arisha in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 49 | #3,211 |
| 2024 | 47 | #3,335 |
| 2023 | 40 | #3,761 |
| 2022 | 45 | #3,469 |
| 2021 | 43 | #3,552 |
| 2020 | 50 | #3,141 |
| 2019 | 54 | #3,002 |
| 2018 | 32 | #4,356 |
| 2017 | 50 | #3,192 |
| 2016 | 37 | #3,996 |
| 2015 | 39 | #3,841 |
| 2014 | 49 | #3,270 |
| 2013 | 32 | #4,420 |
| 2012 | 44 | #3,582 |
| 2011 | 31 | #4,567 |
| 2010 | 36 | #4,106 |
| 2009 | 20 | #6,541 |
| 2008 | 21 | #6,347 |
| 2007 | 26 | #5,374 |
| 2006 | 16 | #7,480 |
| 2005 | 17 | #6,815 |
| 2004 | 17 | #6,763 |
| 2003 | 10 | #9,666 |
| 2002 | 8 | #11,102 |
| 2001 | 10 | #9,344 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 7 | #11,132 |
| 1997 | 8 | #9,797 |
| 1996 | 5 | #13,511 |
| 1995 | 8 | #9,548 |
| 1994 | 7 | #10,563 |
| 1993 | 10 | #8,045 |
| 1992 | 8 | #9,483 |
| 1991 | 11 | #7,423 |
| 1990 | 8 | #9,241 |
| 1989 | 8 | #8,755 |
| 1988 | 5 | #11,792 |
| 1987 | 6 | #9,820 |
| 1986 | 6 | #9,540 |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 11 | #5,822 |
| 1982 | 8 | #7,467 |
| 1981 | 10 | #6,321 |
| 1980 | 8 | #7,417 |
| 1979 | 10 | #6,188 |
| 1978 | 5 | #9,748 |
| 1977 | 7 | #7,565 |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 5 | #9,065 |
| 1974 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 5 | #8,290 |
Names like Arisha
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Anvika, Prisha, Aadhya, Arya, Akshara, Advika, Anaya, Aavya, Aarya, Saanvi, Anvi, Anika
Other spellings of Arisha
Names related to Arisha
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, “Arisha: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/arisha, updated 20 October 2026.