Fun Facts About the Name Aishah
- More than 1 thousand babies named Aishah: U.S. records list 1,280 babies given the name Aishah from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Aishah Mean?
Aishah is an Arabic female name meaning living or alive. It represents the Arabic form ʿĀʾishah (عائشة), a feminine active participle from the root ʿ-y-sh, which is connected with life and living. Literally it can be read as she who lives or one who is alive; it is an ordinary descriptive word rather than a symbolic invention. English spellings such as Aisha and Ayesha are transliterations of the same Arabic name.
Aishah Name History & Origins
The name is traditionally associated with ʿĀʾishah bint Abī Bakr (c. 614 - 678), daughter of the first caliph Abū Bakr and wife of the Prophet Muhammad. Early Islamic histories record her role in the early Muslim community and in transmitting reports about Muhammad, and the name has been used in Muslim societies from that period onward. As Islam spread, the name was adopted in Persian-, Turkish-, and South Asian-language communities, usually as a loan name rather than a translation.
In Arabic, the standard form is ʿĀʾishah (عائشة). The spelling Aishah is a Latin-script transliteration; its final -h represents the Arabic feminine ending, and the English forms Aisha, Ayesha, and Aishah do not point to separate names. The name also belongs to ordinary Arabic vocabulary, so it is not used only by Muslims.
How Popular is the Name Aishah?
Aishah has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2003. Its best rank was #3,069 in 1981.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #6,842 | 16 | 0.0010% |
| 2024 | #7,952 | 13 | 0.0008% |
| 2023 | #5,553 | 22 | 0.0014% |
| 2022 | #6,230 | 19 | 0.0012% |
| 2021 | #6,178 | 19 | 0.0012% |
| 2020 | #6,087 | 19 | 0.0012% |
| 2019 | #6,185 | 19 | 0.0011% |
| 2018 | #5,007 | 26 | 0.0015% |
| 2017 | #5,053 | 26 | 0.0015% |
| 2016 | #4,428 | 32 | 0.0018% |
| 2015 | #4,491 | 31 | 0.0017% |
| 2014 | #4,894 | 28 | 0.0016% |
| 2013 | #5,146 | 26 | 0.0015% |
| 2012 | #5,897 | 22 | 0.0012% |
| 2011 | #4,919 | 28 | 0.0016% |
| 2010 | #6,656 | 19 | 0.0011% |
| 2009 | #8,066 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 2008 | #4,763 | 31 | 0.0016% |
| 2007 | #6,107 | 22 | 0.0011% |
| 2006 | #5,091 | 27 | 0.0014% |
| 2005 | #3,878 | 37 | 0.0020% |
| 2004 | #3,822 | 37 | 0.0020% |
| 2003 | #3,349 | 43 | 0.0024% |
| 2002 | #4,283 | 29 | 0.0016% |
| 2001 | #3,786 | 34 | 0.0019% |
| 2000 | #3,455 | 38 | 0.0021% |
| 1999 | #3,247 | 39 | 0.0022% |
| 1998 | #3,225 | 38 | 0.0022% |
| 1997 | #4,511 | 23 | 0.0013% |
| 1996 | #3,833 | 28 | 0.0016% |
| 1995 | #7,052 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1994 | #5,017 | 19 | 0.0011% |
| 1993 | #4,394 | 23 | 0.0013% |
| 1992 | #5,271 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 1991 | #3,444 | 31 | 0.0017% |
| 1990 | #3,625 | 29 | 0.0015% |
| 1989 | #4,359 | 21 | 0.0011% |
| 1988 | #3,095 | 32 | 0.0018% |
| 1987 | #5,614 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1986 | #3,759 | 22 | 0.0013% |
| 1985 | #5,353 | 13 | 0.0008% |
| 1984 | #3,991 | 19 | 0.0011% |
| 1983 | #4,108 | 18 | 0.0011% |
| 1982 | #3,781 | 21 | 0.0012% |
| 1981 | #3,069 | 28 | 0.0017% |
| 1980 | #4,746 | 15 | 0.0009% |
| 1979 | #4,230 | 17 | 0.0011% |
| 1978 | #5,217 | 12 | 0.0008% |
| 1977 | #4,944 | 13 | 0.0008% |
| 1976 | #5,219 | 11 | 0.0008% |
| 1975 | #7,181 | 7 | 0.0005% |
| 1974 | #6,907 | 7 | 0.0005% |
| 1973 | #7,445 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1972 | #6,567 | 7 | 0.0005% |
| 1971 | #8,339 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1970 | #4,040 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 1969 | #3,775 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 1968 | #5,150 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1966 | #3,558 | 13 | 0.0008% |
| 1963 | #5,893 | 6 | 0.0003% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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