girls' name ★ peaked 1977

Aisha

Meaning From Arabic عَائِشَة (ʕāʔiša) Gender Girl Rank 2025 #337 Trend ↑ Rising 56%

From Arabic عَائِشَة (ʕāʔiša).

Rank 2025
#337
among girls · ↑9 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
910
named Aisha · +1% vs 2024
How common
1 in 1,766
girls born in 2025
Peak year
1977
1,550 babies
All-time total
26,960
#893 all-time among girls
First recorded
1950
in Social Security records

Aisha popularity over time

26,960 babies have been named Aisha since 1950, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.380.751.131.518801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
GirlsBoys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – – – – – –
1920s – – – – – –
1930s – – – – – –
1940s – – – – – –
1950s 33 – 33 3 – #4,377
1960s 163 – 163 16 +394% #2,058
1970s 4,643 15 4,658 466 +2758% #175
1980s 4,260 5 4,265 427 -8% #375
1990s 4,001 7 4,008 401 -6% #469
2000s 3,930 – 3,930 393 -2% #627
2010s 5,421 – 5,421 542 +38% #494
2020s (to 2025) 4,482 – 4,482 747 +38% #337

Where Aisha is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 977 0.61 #312
2027 1,038 0.65 #295
2028 1,092 0.68 #283
2029 1,141 0.71 #273
2030 1,184 0.74 #264

Where Aisha is most popular

Girls named Aisha per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.483 per 1,000. Strongest in Minnesota, New York, and Pennsylvania.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Aisha born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Minnesota 249 2.31 +378%
New York 646 1.63 +238%
Pennsylvania 223 0.943 +95%
Ohio 202 0.851 +76%
Maryland 88 0.830 +72%
New Jersey 140 0.776 +61%
Illinois 176 0.769 +59%
Washington 111 0.768 +59%
Massachusetts 90 0.744 +54%
Virginia 125 0.733 +52%
Florida 278 0.650 +34%
Rhode Island 7 0.559 +16%
Michigan 92 0.505 +5%
Georgia 105 0.462 ≈ national
Texas 370 0.460 -5%
District of Columbia 5 0.422 -13%
Colorado 46 0.412 -15%
Kentucky 35 0.409 -15%
Tennessee 64 0.404 -16%
California 316 0.376 -22%
Oregon 20 0.307 -36%
Arizona 41 0.292 -40%
Indiana 40 0.285 -41%
North Carolina 64 0.281 -42%
Missouri 33 0.274 -43%
Wisconsin 27 0.262 -46%
Utah 21 0.252 -48%
Nevada 11 0.237 -51%
Nebraska 8 0.223 -54%
Connecticut 12 0.206 -57%
Louisiana 15 0.171 -65%
South Carolina 15 0.167 -65%
Iowa 9 0.154 -68%
Alabama 9 0.096 -80%
Oklahoma 6 0.082 -83%
Alaska – – –
Arkansas – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Idaho – – –
Kansas – – –
Maine – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
South Dakota – – –
Vermont – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Aisha

Aisha is moderately common for girls in the United States, ranked #337 in 2025 with 910 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1950, 26,960 American babies have been named Aisha. Its peak came in 1977, when 1,550 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 1970s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Aisha stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Aisha?

The median living Aisha is about 24 years old; half are between 9 and 42. An estimated 26 thousand people named Aisha are alive in the United States today.

median 24 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Aisha year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 910 #337 – –
2024 900 #346 – –
2023 814 #378 – –
2022 685 #463 – –
2021 611 #510 – –
2020 562 #536 – –
2019 574 #535 – –
2018 598 #523 – –
2017 562 #551 – –
2016 618 #506 – –
2015 650 #494 – –
2014 544 #562 – –
2013 508 #571 – –
2012 503 #582 – –
2011 447 #638 – –
2010 417 #687 – –
2009 385 #743 – –
2008 386 #762 – –
2007 418 #699 – –
2006 413 #684 – –
2005 372 #727 – –
2004 415 #658 – –
2003 424 #631 – –
2002 407 #627 – –
2001 369 #677 – –
2000 341 #691 – –
1995 420 #555 – –
1990 410 #567 7 #6,426
1985 339 #574 – –
1980 619 #375 – –
1975 397 #469 – –
1970 51 #1,755 – –
1965 19 #2,835 – –
1960 – – – –
1955 8 #4,377 – –
1950 6 #4,741 – –
1945 – – – –
1940 – – – –
1935 – – – –
1930 – – – –
1925 – – – –
1920 – – – –
1915 – – – –
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Famous people named Aisha

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Aisha Tyler Aisha Tyler American actress and talk show host b. 1970 · Contemporary
  2. 2 Aisha Muhammad's third wife (c. 614 – 678) 605–678 · Medieval
  3. 3 Aisha Hinds American actress b. 1975 · Contemporary
  4. 4 Aisha Abd al-Rahman Aisha Abd al-Rahman Egyptian author, editor and literary professor 1913–1998 · Contemporary
  5. 5 Aisha Aisha Latvian singer b. 1986 · Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Aisha, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Aisha?

The median living Aisha is about 24 years old. Half of all living Aishas are between 9 and 42 years old.

How many people named Aisha are alive today?

An estimated 26 thousand people named Aisha are alive in the United States, based on 26,960 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Aisha mean?

From Arabic عَائِشَة (ʕāʔiša).

How popular is the name Aisha in 2025?

Aisha ranked #337 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 910 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Aisha?

26,960 babies have been named Aisha in the United States since 1950, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Aisha most popular?

Aisha peaked in 1977, when 1,550 newborns received the name.

Is Aisha a boy or girl name?

Aisha is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Aisha rising or falling?

Aisha is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Aisha become more popular?

Aisha is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 1,184 girls named Aisha in 2030, which would rank around #264. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Aisha?

Well-known people named Aisha include Aisha Tyler (actor), Aisha (companion), Aisha Hinds (actor).

Names like Aisha

Names that sound and feel close to Aisha: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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