How Many People Are Named Aisha?
people named Aisha are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 12,952 people in the US has this name
Based on 26,960 babies named Aisha in Social Security records from 1950 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎 Rare
Peak Year
1,550 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Means "alive" in Arabic. This was the name of Muhammad's third wife, the daughter of Abu Bakr. Some time after Muhammad's death she went to war against Ali, the fourth caliph, but was defeated. This name is used more by Sunni Muslims and less by Shias.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Almost all of the babies given the name Aisha (99.9%) were girls.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Aisha alive today is about 25 years old, and 58% are under 30. Half of them were between 9 and 41 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Aisha first appears in the records in 1950 and was given most often in 1977, to 1,550 babies. In 2025, 910 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1950 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Aisha has never been one of the 100 most popular girls' names. Its best rank was #175, in 1977. In 2025 it ranked #337.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #337 |
| Best rank | #175 (1977) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #560 in the 2010s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Aisha alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Aisha were born in New York than in any other state: about 3,835 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Aisha was given 4 times as often in District of Columbia, 2.6 times in Minnesota and 2.4 times in New York.
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