Baby Name Popularity Profile

Aisha

Data-driven SSA statistics, rankings, and historical trends for Aisha.

✦ Alive, living 🌍 Arabic Traditional Spiritual
National Rank (2025) #337
All-Time Peak Rank #175 Achieved 1977
Total U.S. Births 26,933 since 1880
Unisex Distribution 0.0% Boy / 100.0% Girl Female Archetype
First Recorded 1950 Data through: 2025
Peak Decade 2010s 1,540 births in 1977
πŸ’‘ The Aisha Vibe: Considered a Rising Star. A high-velocity modern choice demonstrating rapid, sustained growth in recent registries.

🌍 Meaning & Etymology

Primary Meaning Alive, living
Language Origin Arabic
Origin Type single
Derived from the Arabic root 'aisha (ΨΉΨ§Ψ΄), meaning 'to live'.
Alternative Spellings
Ayesha Ayisha Iesha
Pronunciation: AH-ee-shah
Themes & Categories
Etymology confidence: High

πŸ“Š Popularity Over Time (1880 – 2025)

Annual registration volume (number of births) for Aisha across 146 years of SSA data.

Historical Timeline (1880 - 2025)
18801920196020002025
Recent Decade (2015 - 2025)
5-Year Trend (2020–2025) +61.9%
10-Year Trend (2015–2025) +40.0%
2015: 650 births 650 2016: 618 births 2017: 562 births 2018: 598 births 2019: 574 births 2020: 562 births 562 2021: 611 births 2022: 685 births 2023: 814 births 2024: 900 births 2025: 910 births 910
2015 2020 2025

πŸ“ˆ Popularity Milestones

Busiest Year on Record 1,540 births in 1977
Years in Top 100 0 yrs
Years in Top 500 15 yrs
Longest Streak 65 yrs
Decade-by-Decade Registration Volumes
1880s: 0
1890s: 0
1900s: 0
1910s: 0
1920s: 0
1930s: 0
1940s: 0
1950s: 33
1960s: 163
1970s: 4,643
1980s: 4,260
1990s: 4,001
2000s: 3,930
2010s: 5,421
2020s: 4,482

πŸ“ Sound & Spelling Structure

Phonetic Syllables Aih-a
Letter Count 5 letters
Spelling Complexity Moderate
Length Percentile Longer than 7.7% of names
Linguistic Profile: Longer than 7.7% of SSA names. Starts with A, a letter used by only 10.8% of SSA names.

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πŸ“ Authentic State & Regional Rankings

Highest Ranking State District of Columbia
Top States District of Columbia, Minnesota, New York, Maryland, New Jersey
States with Data 43
State 2025 Rank Total Births Peak Year 5-Yr Velocity
District of Columbia Unranked 278 1977 Insufficient historical volume
Minnesota #114 1,132 2022 28.6% Decline
New York #99 3,923 1977 +60.4% Growth
Maryland #212 657 1977 Insufficient historical volume
New Jersey #323 1,118 1977 Insufficient historical volume
Florida #268 1,297 2024 Insufficient historical volume
Virginia #288 781 1977 Insufficient historical volume
Washington #287 547 2016 Insufficient historical volume
Illinois #256 1,640 1977 Insufficient historical volume
Georgia #402 910 1977 Insufficient historical volume
California #509 2,720 1977 +54.8% Growth
Pennsylvania #202 1,339 1977 Insufficient historical volume
Massachusetts #223 612 1991 Insufficient historical volume
Texas #331 1,890 2025 +123.9% Growth
Ohio #230 1,071 1977 +32.4% Growth
Connecticut Unranked 249 1977 Insufficient historical volume
Michigan #458 851 1977 Insufficient historical volume
Colorado #640 223 1977 Insufficient historical volume
Louisiana Unranked 335 1977 Insufficient historical volume
Arizona #578 212 2015 Insufficient historical volume
Hawaii Unranked 53 1978 Insufficient historical volume
North Carolina #782 484 1977 Insufficient historical volume
Tennessee #748 347 1977 Insufficient historical volume
Missouri #590 333 1977 Insufficient historical volume
South Carolina #520 192 1977 Insufficient historical volume
Indiana #481 290 1977 Insufficient historical volume
Nevada Unranked 39 1977 Insufficient historical volume
Alabama #520 208 1977 Insufficient historical volume
Utah Unranked 90 2015 Insufficient historical volume
Oregon #432 83 2009 Insufficient historical volume
Wisconsin #484 169 2011 Insufficient historical volume
Kentucky #500 109 2022 Insufficient historical volume
Mississippi Unranked 68 1977 Insufficient historical volume
North Dakota Unranked 16 2019 Insufficient historical volume
Nebraska #267 31 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Oklahoma Unranked 56 1977 Insufficient historical volume
Delaware Unranked 8 1977 Insufficient historical volume
Rhode Island #120 14 2002 Insufficient historical volume
Iowa Unranked 50 2015 Insufficient historical volume
Kansas Unranked 30 1977 Insufficient historical volume
Arkansas Unranked 21 1977 Insufficient historical volume
Maine Unranked 5 2008 Insufficient historical volume
New Mexico Unranked 6 1999 Insufficient historical volume

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