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Ayesha

/ˈaɪsɑ/ · 100% girls · 156 born in 2025

Ayesha has been given to about 6,696 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2016, which makes it a current name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈaɪsɑ/
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 6,574
Median age today26 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Ayesha per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceNorwayeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2016 · 178
  • Born in 2025156
  • All time6,696
  • England & Wales, 2025#229 · 204

How popular is Ayesha?

Its best year was 2016, when 178 babies were given the name, ranking 1331st. The typical living American called Ayesha is about 26 years old today. It is relatively most common in New York, where it accounts for 0.02% of births.

Names that sound like Ayesha

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Alesha0.88
  2. Tyesha0.82
  3. Aisha0.79
  4. Iesha0.79
  5. Lakesha0.79
  6. Tanesha0.79
  7. Aletha0.75
  8. Aretha0.75

Middle names for Ayesha

Ranked by flow score
  1. Ayesha Josephine0.84
  2. Ayesha Rose0.83
  3. Ayesha Louise0.83
  4. Ayesha June0.82
  5. Ayesha Pearl0.82
  6. Ayesha Quinn0.82

Sibling names for Ayesha

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Dereckbrother · 0.96
  2. Hassanbrother · 0.94
  3. Chanasister · 0.94
  4. Kareembrother · 0.94
  5. Violetasister · 0.92
  6. Fallonsister · 0.92

Where Ayesha is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. New York0.02%
  2. Maryland0.01%
  3. Washington0.01%
  4. New Jersey0.01%
  5. Illinois0.01%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Ayesha White0.78
  2. Ayesha Reyes0.78
  3. Ayesha Nguyen0.78
  4. Ayesha Moore0.78
  5. Ayesha Lee0.78
  6. Ayesha Hill0.78

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Ayesha

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025
  5. Norway1945–2025
  6. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Ayesha across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.