Ayshe
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- EYE-sheh
- Origin
- Arabic
Ayshe is a girls' name of Arabic origin, meaning “alive, living”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Ayshe mean?
Arabic: Turkish spelling of Ayse, a form of Aisha
“alive, living”
Turkish form of Aisha, the name of Aisha bint Abu Bakr, a wife of the Prophet Muhammad.
Is Ayshe a girl's or a boy's name?
Ayshe is a girls' name.
How popular is Ayshe in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1997, with 4 girls.
Ayshe in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3 | #5,966 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 1 | #7,487 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 3 | #5,734 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 3 | #6,009 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 3 | #5,920 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 3 | #6,007 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 3 | #5,772 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 3 | #4,560 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 1 | #5,182 |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 4 | #3,345 |
| 1996 | 3 | #3,935 |
Names like Ayshe
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Umme, Ayah, Amal, Ailbhe, Ayzal, Abeeha, Alice, Rehmat, Aafiyah, Celine, Aayah, Afifa
Names related to Ayshe
More Arabic names
Muhammad, Layla, Mohammed, Lyla, Mohammad, Zara, Aaliyah, Amir, Amira, Fatima, Ali, Yahya, Zayn, Aisha, Omar, Zahra
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, “Ayshe: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/ayshe, updated 20 October 2026.