Iesha
- Gender
- Girl
- Origin
- Arabic
Iesha is a girls' name of Arabic origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Iesha mean?
Arabic
A female given name from Arabic.
From Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Is Iesha a girl's or a boy's name?
Iesha is a girls' name.
How popular is Iesha 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 19 girls.
Half of all the girls named Iesha in the UK since 1996 were born between 1999 and 2008. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Iesha in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 3 | #5,998 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 4 | #4,951 |
| 2014 | 2 | #7,494 |
| 2013 | 5 | #4,267 |
| 2012 | 4 | #5,058 |
| 2011 | 16 | #1,824 |
| 2010 | 8 | #2,992 |
| 2009 | 9 | #2,695 |
| 2008 | 8 | #2,895 |
| 2007 | 6 | #3,396 |
| 2006 | 8 | #2,657 |
| 2005 | 11 | #2,061 |
| 2004 | 13 | #1,722 |
| 2003 | 8 | #2,320 |
| 2002 | 15 | #1,399 |
| 2001 | 6 | #2,587 |
| 2000 | 16 | #1,290 |
| 1999 | 17 | #1,243 |
| 1998 | 12 | #1,585 |
| 1997 | 19 | #1,119 |
| 1996 | 14 | #1,381 |
How popular is Iesha in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1991, with 1,896 girls. It first appears in the records in 1968.
Half of all the girls named Iesha in the US since 1880 were born between 1986 and 1994, the years shaded on the chart below.
Iesha in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 8 | #11,164 |
| 2022 | 6 | #13,586 |
| 2021 | 6 | #13,459 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 5 | #15,532 |
| 2018 | 6 | #13,788 |
| 2017 | 5 | #15,898 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 11 | #9,476 |
| 2014 | 9 | #10,949 |
| 2013 | 14 | #8,131 |
| 2012 | 13 | #8,628 |
| 2011 | 23 | #5,725 |
| 2010 | 15 | #7,877 |
| 2009 | 19 | #6,808 |
| 2008 | 22 | #6,127 |
| 2007 | 32 | #4,566 |
| 2006 | 36 | #4,072 |
| 2005 | 42 | #3,505 |
| 2004 | 54 | #2,923 |
| 2003 | 48 | #3,082 |
| 2002 | 63 | #2,494 |
| 2001 | 93 | #1,868 |
| 2000 | 90 | #1,881 |
| 1999 | 98 | #1,676 |
| 1998 | 115 | #1,479 |
| 1997 | 167 | #1,118 |
| 1996 | 278 | #759 |
| 1995 | 318 | #669 |
| 1994 | 321 | #666 |
| 1993 | 384 | #604 |
| 1992 | 581 | #432 |
| 1991 | 1,896 | #157 |
| 1990 | 285 | #730 |
| 1989 | 161 | #1,054 |
| 1988 | 133 | #1,146 |
| 1987 | 187 | #897 |
| 1986 | 163 | #967 |
| 1985 | 155 | #986 |
| 1984 | 164 | #909 |
| 1983 | 152 | #959 |
| 1982 | 152 | #972 |
| 1981 | 163 | #920 |
| 1980 | 156 | #952 |
| 1979 | 169 | #889 |
| 1978 | 130 | #1,046 |
| 1977 | 157 | #903 |
| 1976 | 84 | #1,297 |
| 1975 | 57 | #1,672 |
| 1974 | 74 | #1,386 |
| 1973 | 46 | #1,832 |
| 1972 | 29 | #2,451 |
| 1971 | 30 | #2,477 |
| 1970 | 20 | #3,208 |
| 1969 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 7 | #5,641 |
Names like Iesha
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Aysha, Aisha, Faiza, Saba, Maha, Safa, Salma, Summer, Hiba, Khadija, Huda, Fatma
Names related to Iesha
More Arabic names
Muhammad, Layla, Mohammed, Lyla, Mohammad, Zara, Aaliyah, Amir, Amira, Fatima, Ali, Yahya, Zayn, Omar, Zahra, Hamza
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, “Iesha: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/iesha, updated 20 October 2026.