Aesha
Aisha is an Arabic female given name. It originated from Aisha, the third wife of the Islamic prophet, Muhammad, and is a very popular name among Muslim women.
Meaning & Origin of Aesha
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Aisha is an Arabic female given name. It originated from Aisha, the third wife of the Islamic prophet, Muhammad, and is a very popular name among Muslim women.
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The Story of Aesha
Aesha first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1976, with 28 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1979, when 41 Aeshas were born — ranking #2,303 that year. As of 2026, Aesha ranks #11,069 for baby girls with 8 births, rising sharply (+80% over the past five years). In total, more than 663 Aeshas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
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About the name Aesha
Aesha is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1976 and has accumulated 663 births in the dataset. Aesha's peak popularity came in 1979 when it ranked #2,303. Use the chart and map above to compare Aesha's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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