Aisha
Usage of Aisha in different languages / cultures
The list below was created by gathering names from various sources for different languages, and then matching Aisha against each list of names.
Note: In some cases it is possible for the check mark to be missing even if Aisha is used in a particular country, as almost no source name list has 100% coverage.
Featured in baby name books
Aisha is an Arabic name, also used in Africa, meaning “life,” “alive and well,” or “woman,” with spellings like Ayesha and Aishah. Aisha was the best-loved wife of the prophet Muhammad, and the name is extremely popular across the Arab world and increasingly used by American Muslim and African American families. One source gives the meaning “prosperous,” and TV personality Aisha Tyler is a notable bearer.
Aisha in official name statistics
United States
In 2025, 910 girls were named Aisha, making it the #337 girls' name in the US. Since 1950, 26,933 girls have been named Aisha, with the most (1,540) in 1977. It is most common, relative to births, in Rhode Island, Minnesota and New York.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2025. Names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year are not listed.
Other countries
Counts are babies born that year, or living people for "all ages" rows, as published by each country's statistics office or population register.
Towns named Aisha
There are 3 towns and villages with Aisha in their name, in 3 countries.
🇮🇳 India 1🇰🇿 Kazakhstan 1🇳🇬 Nigeria 1
| Name | Where | Population | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aisha | Himachal Pradesh, 🇮🇳 India | – | Map |
| Aisha bibi | Zhambyl, 🇰🇿 Kazakhstan | – | Map |
| Dallol Aisha | Bauchi, 🇳🇬 Nigeria | – | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Aisha songs
One song on Wikidata has Aisha in its title:
- Aisha – Eedris Abdulkareem (2010)
Song data: Wikidata (CC0), ordered by how widely each song is covered on Wikipedia.
Celebrities named Aisha
Based on celebrities listed on Wikipedia, filtered to only those with the first name Aisha.
Fictional characters named Aisha
Characters from films and TV series, from Wikidata, ordered by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia.
Character data: Wikidata (CC0). Images: Wikimedia Commons; click an image for its author and licence.
Aisha as a pet name
FurryName has found 15 dogs named Aisha in public pet registers, making it the #2,958 dog name there. Most of them are registered in Zurich (4), Adelaide (1), Victoria (1). Aisha as a dog name →
Aisha products
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