The first name Ayesha

In 2025, 204 girls were named Ayesha, making it the 229th most popular girls’ name. It peaked in 2014, with 290 births (#182).

Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Ayesha with other names.

In 2025, 156 girls born in the United States were named Ayesha, the 1,396th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 2016, when 178 were.

US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.

• Ayesha Curry
  Canadian actress, born 1989
• Ayesha Durrani
  Afghan poet, 1778–1853
• Ayesha Erotica
  American singer and musician, born 1996
• Queen Gayatri Devi of Jaipuir
  Co-Queen Consort of Jaipur (1940-1949) and Indian politician (1919–2009)

• Layla
• Aaliyah
• Lyla
• Maryam
• Fatima
• Aisha
• Leila
• Laila
• Amira
• Zahra
• Amina
• Lila
• Aliyah
• Khadija
• Yasmin
• Amirah

All 218 names of Arabic origin

What does the name Ayesha mean?

A spelling variant of Aisha.

What is the origin of the name Ayesha?

A spelling variant of Aisha.

How popular is the name Ayesha?

In 2025, 204 girls born in England and Wales were named Ayesha, ranking 229th. Its peak was 2014, with 290 births.

Is Ayesha a boy's or a girl's name?

Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 6,696 US babies named Ayesha since 1880 were girls.

When was Ayesha most popular?

2016 in the United States, when 178 babies were named Ayesha, its highest rank at 1,331st.