Aisha

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A few things about Aisha you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

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Aisha

Muhammad's third wife (c. 613/614 – 678)

Choose Aisha and your child shares a first name with Aisha, a Muhammad's third wife. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Aisha, like who?” Aisha's Wikipedia article is available in 107 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 1,766 baby girls born in the US in 2025 was named Aisha, 910 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Aisha would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryAisha first shows up in US birth records in 1950, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 75 years since.
• 🏆Best yearIts best year was 1977, when it reached #175.
• 📈Then vs nowAisha is 3.0× more common today than it was in 2000. In 2000 it was given to about 1 in 5,325 baby girls; in 2025, about 1 in 1,766.
• 🚀TrendAisha has climbed 199 places in the US rankings over the last five years and now sits at #337. Fast risers like this often keep climbing, so expect to hear it more.
• 📍Where it's lovedAisha is most popular in New York, where it ranks #99, followed by Minnesota (#114) and Rhode Island (#120). It's in the top 1,000 in 28 states.
• 💬MeaningIn Arabic, Aisha means “alive”. Our records link it to African, Arabic and Ethiopian roots.
• 🌍OriginAisha is the #4 most popular African girl name in the US. That's out of 471 African girl and unisex names in our list.

About the name Aisha

Aisha is a girl name of African, Arabic and Ethiopian origin meaning “alive”. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, starting with A and ending in “-sha”. US birth records list Aisha for girls from 1950 to 2025, in 70 of those 76 years. Its best year was 1977, when it ranked #175 among girl names. In 2025 it ranked #337, with 910 babies.

Origin:African namesArabic namesEthiopian namesSwahili names