Aysha
Girl · AY-sha · Arabic
Aysha is a girls' name of Arabic origin, meaning “alive, living”. In 2025 it ranked 801st for girls in the UK (49 babies) and 1,796th for girls in the US (112 babies).
What does Aysha mean?
Arabic: spelling of Aisha
“alive, living”
- Say it
- AY-sha
Is Aysha a girl's or a boy's name?
Aysha is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 49 girls in the UK and 112 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Aysha in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #801among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 49about 1 in 5,700 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 22% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 49 girls in the UK were named Aysha, making it the 801st most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 665th. Its busiest year was 1998, with 116 girls.
2025 had the fewest girls named Aysha since the records began in 1996.
Half of all the girls named Aysha in the UK since 1996 were born between 2002 and 2015. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Among girls in 2025, it was 747th in England and Wales.
Aysha in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 49 | #801 |
| 2024 | 52 | #785 |
| 2023 | 51 | #768 |
| 2022 | 65 | #634 |
| 2021 | 63 | #668 |
| 2020 | 61 | #665 |
| 2019 | 57 | #738 |
| 2018 | 76 | #593 |
| 2017 | 74 | #620 |
| 2016 | 72 | #641 |
| 2015 | 79 | #598 |
| 2014 | 87 | #542 |
| 2013 | 79 | #576 |
| 2012 | 72 | #637 |
| 2011 | 102 | #466 |
| 2010 | 104 | #454 |
| 2009 | 109 | #435 |
| 2008 | 111 | #426 |
| 2007 | 111 | #407 |
| 2006 | 108 | #414 |
| 2005 | 102 | #417 |
| 2004 | 87 | #450 |
| 2003 | 99 | #408 |
| 2002 | 104 | #366 |
| 2001 | 100 | #367 |
| 2000 | 94 | #387 |
| 1999 | 104 | #349 |
| 1998 | 116 | #339 |
| 1997 | 113 | #338 |
| 1996 | 99 | #376 |
How popular is Aysha in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,796among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 112about 1 in 14,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 111% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 112 girls in the US were named Aysha, making it the 1,796th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,179th. Its busiest year was 2024, with 153 girls. It first appears in the records in 1969.
Half of all the girls named Aysha in the US since 1880 were born between 1994 and 2014, the years shaded on the chart below.
Aysha in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 112 | #1,796 |
| 2024 | 153 | #1,441 |
| 2023 | 58 | #2,891 |
| 2022 | 48 | #3,312 |
| 2021 | 46 | #3,389 |
| 2020 | 49 | #3,179 |
| 2019 | 56 | #2,923 |
| 2018 | 48 | #3,292 |
| 2017 | 58 | #2,873 |
| 2016 | 60 | #2,829 |
| 2015 | 51 | #3,211 |
| 2014 | 66 | #2,646 |
| 2013 | 52 | #3,122 |
| 2012 | 62 | #2,804 |
| 2011 | 59 | #2,908 |
| 2010 | 56 | #3,009 |
| 2009 | 72 | #2,567 |
| 2008 | 72 | #2,584 |
| 2007 | 78 | #2,418 |
| 2006 | 88 | #2,186 |
| 2005 | 90 | #2,072 |
| 2004 | 104 | #1,819 |
| 2003 | 92 | #1,969 |
| 2002 | 117 | #1,583 |
| 2001 | 102 | #1,747 |
| 2000 | 109 | #1,615 |
| 1999 | 92 | #1,736 |
| 1998 | 79 | #1,918 |
| 1997 | 79 | #1,861 |
| 1996 | 95 | #1,613 |
| 1995 | 87 | #1,680 |
| 1994 | 66 | #2,074 |
| 1993 | 74 | #1,894 |
| 1992 | 74 | #1,889 |
| 1991 | 74 | #1,888 |
| 1990 | 59 | #2,169 |
| 1989 | 54 | #2,217 |
| 1988 | 47 | #2,325 |
| 1987 | 26 | #3,421 |
| 1986 | 29 | #3,133 |
| 1985 | 23 | #3,620 |
| 1984 | 24 | #3,422 |
| 1983 | 32 | #2,720 |
| 1982 | 33 | #2,770 |
| 1981 | 16 | #4,531 |
| 1980 | 28 | #3,069 |
| 1979 | 19 | #3,902 |
| 1978 | 16 | #4,242 |
| 1977 | 21 | #3,485 |
| 1976 | 23 | #3,094 |
| 1975 | 14 | #4,368 |
| 1974 | 7 | #6,898 |
| 1973 | 8 | #6,078 |
| 1972 | 9 | #5,479 |
| 1971 | 10 | #5,134 |
| 1970 | 7 | #6,361 |
| 1969 | 6 | #6,615 |
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