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Aisha

/ˈaɪʃə/ · 100% girls · #337 in the US for girls, 2025

Aisha has been given to about 26,960 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1977, which makes it a boomer-era name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈaɪʃə/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 26,479
Median age today25 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Aisha per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceNorwayeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1977 · 1,550
  • Born in 2025910
  • All time26,960
  • England & Wales, 2025#106 · 436

How popular is Aisha?

Aisha ranks 337th among American girls in 2025, with 910 born that year. Its best year was 1977, when 1,550 babies were given the name, ranking 175th. The typical living American called Aisha is about 25 years old today. It is relatively most common in Rhode Island, where it accounts for 0.13% of births.

Names that sound like Aisha

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Alisha0.88
  2. Daisha0.88
  3. Anisha0.88
  4. Tisha0.80
  5. Asha0.80
  6. Kisha0.80
  7. Isha0.80
  8. Misha0.80

Middle names for Aisha

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

Sibling names for Aisha

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Quincyeither · 0.97
  2. Kareembrother · 0.97
  3. Kendrickbrother · 0.95
  4. Noemisister · 0.93
  5. Dorianeither · 0.93
  6. Marasister · 0.93

Where Aisha is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Rhode Island0.13%
  2. Minnesota0.10%
  3. New York0.09%
  4. Pennsylvania0.06%
  5. Maryland0.06%

With a common surname

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

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

Aisha 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.