Myesha
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- my-EE-shuh
- Origin
- Arabic
Myesha is a girls' name of Arabic origin, meaning “alive, living”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Myesha mean?
Arabic: probably an elaboration of Aisha
“alive, living”
Probably a form of Aisha, the name of the Prophet Muhammad's wife; compare Swahili maisha 'life', from the same Arabic root.
Is Myesha a girl's or a boy's name?
Myesha is a girls' name.
How popular is Myesha in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2008, with 12 girls.
Half of all the girls named Myesha in the UK since 1996 were born between 2005 and 2012, the years shaded on the chart below.
Myesha in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3 | #5,966 |
| 2023 | 4 | #4,915 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 3 | #5,998 |
| 2016 | 4 | #4,980 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 6 | #3,702 |
| 2013 | 4 | #4,953 |
| 2012 | 4 | #5,058 |
| 2011 | 10 | #2,582 |
| 2010 | 6 | #3,715 |
| 2009 | 10 | #2,478 |
| 2008 | 12 | #2,156 |
| 2007 | 9 | #2,543 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 5 | #3,543 |
| 2004 | 3 | #4,789 |
| 2003 | 6 | #2,877 |
| 2002 | 3 | #4,284 |
| 2001 | 4 | #3,427 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 3 | #4,041 |
| 1998 | 4 | #3,310 |
How popular is Myesha in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1993, with 168 girls. It first appears in the records in 1970.
Half of all the girls named Myesha in the US since 1880 were born between 1983 and 1997, the years shaded on the chart below.
Myesha in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 12 | #8,438 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 6 | #13,788 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 5 | #16,210 |
| 2015 | 10 | #10,143 |
| 2014 | 11 | #9,512 |
| 2013 | 9 | #10,995 |
| 2012 | 9 | #11,251 |
| 2011 | 6 | #14,816 |
| 2010 | 23 | #5,769 |
| 2009 | 22 | #6,088 |
| 2008 | 29 | #5,011 |
| 2007 | 16 | #7,729 |
| 2006 | 37 | #3,991 |
| 2005 | 37 | #3,872 |
| 2004 | 42 | #3,486 |
| 2003 | 54 | #2,837 |
| 2002 | 56 | #2,706 |
| 2001 | 64 | #2,434 |
| 2000 | 86 | #1,948 |
| 1999 | 79 | #1,972 |
| 1998 | 112 | #1,506 |
| 1997 | 127 | #1,350 |
| 1996 | 161 | #1,122 |
| 1995 | 161 | #1,097 |
| 1994 | 153 | #1,157 |
| 1993 | 168 | #1,079 |
| 1992 | 143 | #1,214 |
| 1991 | 165 | #1,087 |
| 1990 | 126 | #1,288 |
| 1989 | 110 | #1,370 |
| 1988 | 107 | #1,333 |
| 1987 | 111 | #1,267 |
| 1986 | 93 | #1,380 |
| 1985 | 100 | #1,323 |
| 1984 | 84 | #1,388 |
| 1983 | 86 | #1,379 |
| 1982 | 101 | #1,268 |
| 1981 | 78 | #1,528 |
| 1980 | 85 | #1,433 |
| 1979 | 116 | #1,144 |
| 1978 | 92 | #1,307 |
| 1977 | 64 | #1,637 |
| 1976 | 66 | #1,535 |
| 1975 | 48 | #1,877 |
| 1974 | 33 | #2,348 |
| 1973 | 38 | #2,094 |
| 1972 | 26 | #2,680 |
| 1971 | 15 | #3,941 |
| 1970 | 10 | #5,060 |
Names like Myesha
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Aisha, Khadija, Hana, Maha, Amira, Madiha, Radhika, Alisha, Anika, Isha, Maliha, Anisha
Names related to Myesha
Mysha, Miesha, Meesha, Mayesha, Meisha, Moesha, Myiesha, Mesha, Mesa, Myeisha
More Arabic names
Muhammad, Layla, Mohammed, Lyla, Mohammad, Zara, Aaliyah, Amir, 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), 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, “Myesha: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/myesha, updated 20 October 2026.