Ayesha

How popular is Ayesha in the UK?

Rank in 2025

#243among girls

Babies in 2025

211about 1 in 1,300 girls

Five-year trend

Steadyup 8% in five years

Same name in a class

1.1%chance among 15 girls

In 2025, 211 girls in the UK were named Ayesha, making it the 243rd most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 270th. Its busiest year was 2014, with 300 girls.

Half of all the girls named Ayesha in the UK since 1996 were born between 2003 and 2017. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.

In 2025, 671 girls in the UK were given Ayesha or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #90, up from #243 for this spelling alone.

• Aisha 444
• Ayesha 211
• Aishah 16

Among girls in 2025, it was 229th in England and Wales and 429th in Scotland.

How popular is Ayesha in the US?

Rank in 2025

#1,396among girls

Babies in 2025

156about 1 in 10,000 girls

Five-year trend

Steadyup 9% in five years

Same name in a class

under 1%chance among 15 girls

In 2025, 156 girls in the US were named Ayesha, making it the 1,396th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,468th. Its busiest year was 2016, with 178 girls. It first appears in the records in 1950.

Half of all the girls named Ayesha in the US since 1880 were born between 1985 and 2015, the years shaded on the chart below.

In 2025, 1,082 girls in the US were given Ayesha or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #309, up from #1,396 for this spelling alone.

• Aisha 910
• Ayesha 156
• Aishah 16