Mayesha
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- my-EE-shah
- Origin
- Arabic
Mayesha is a girls' name of Arabic origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Mayesha come from?
Arabic: perhaps a variant of Ayesha or Maisha
Is Mayesha a girl's or a boy's name?
Mayesha is a girls' name.
How popular is Mayesha in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2002, with 14 girls.
Half of all the girls named Mayesha in the UK since 1996 were born between 2002 and 2007, the years shaded on the chart below.
Mayesha in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 3 | #5,929 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 3 | #5,998 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 3 | #6,003 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 7 | #3,201 |
| 2008 | 7 | #3,203 |
| 2007 | 12 | #2,083 |
| 2006 | 7 | #2,940 |
| 2005 | 14 | #1,692 |
| 2004 | 6 | #2,957 |
| 2003 | 10 | #1,954 |
| 2002 | 14 | #1,475 |
| 2001 | 5 | #2,928 |
| 2000 | 4 | #3,399 |
| 1999 | 5 | #2,912 |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 3 | #3,991 |
Names like Mayesha
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Habiba Faiza Humaira Samira Sabiha Salma Fariha Iqra Safia Saba Aysha Nafisa
Names related to Mayesha
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, “Mayesha: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/mayesha, updated 20 October 2026.