Aysha
Aysha is a name with multiple cultural origins: Arabic, Urdu, Kazakh.
- Arabic
- Urdu
- Kazakh
Meaning & Origin of Aysha
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Aysha is a name with multiple cultural origins: Arabic, Urdu, Kazakh.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Arabic
- Urdu
- Kazakh
The Story of Aysha
American parents first put Aysha on the record books as a baby girl name in 1969, with 6 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2024, when 153 Ayshas were born — ranking #1,439 that year. The 2000s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 28% of all recorded Ayshas. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #1,511 among baby girl names with 143 births, rising sharply (+108% over the past five years). In total, more than 3K Ayshas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1960s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Variants & Related Forms of Aysha
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About the name Aysha
Aysha is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1969 and has accumulated 3K births in the dataset. Aysha's peak popularity came in 2024 when it ranked #1,439. Use the chart and map above to compare Aysha'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 .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.