Ayishah
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- eye-EE-shuh
- Origin
- Arabic
Ayishah is a girls' name of Arabic origin, meaning “alive, living”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Ayishah mean?
Arabic: spelling of Ayisha, itself a spelling of Aisha
“alive, living”
Spelling of Aisha, the name of a wife of the Prophet Muhammad.
Meaning borrowed from Ayisha.
Is Ayishah a girl's or a boy's name?
Ayishah is a girls' name.
How popular is Ayishah in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2009, with 7 girls.
Ayishah in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | #7,682 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 6 | #3,702 |
| 2013 | 4 | #4,953 |
| 2012 | 5 | #4,390 |
| 2011 | 5 | #4,244 |
| 2010 | 4 | #4,931 |
| 2009 | 7 | #3,201 |
| 2008 | 4 | #4,742 |
| 2007 | 3 | #5,415 |
| 2006 | 1 | #6,685 |
| 2005 | 4 | #4,150 |
| 2004 | 3 | #4,789 |
Names like Ayishah
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Aaliyah, Aaminah, Summer, Aakifah, Farah, Umaymah, Zainab, Umamah, Safa, Sumayyah, Azeemah, Hibah
Names related to Ayishah
Aisha, Ayesha, Aysha, Aishah, Aaisha, Aaishah, Ayisha, A'Isha
More Arabic names
Muhammad, Layla, Mohammed, Lyla, Mohammad, Zara, Amir, Amira, Fatima, Ali, Yahya, Zayn, Omar, Zahra, Hamza, Kairo
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, “Ayishah: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/ayishah, updated 20 October 2026.