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The first name Iesha

A girl’s name from Arabic.

2 syllables Female

Meaning and origin

Arabic origin

American 20th-century phonetic spelling of Aisha.

From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Popularity

Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025

Iesha last appeared in the official list in 2017, given to 3 girls. It peaked in 1997, with 19 births (#1,045).

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196
babies named Iesha, 1996–2025
#5,765
rank in 2017
1997
peak year

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

Popularity in the United States

Babies named Iesha at birth, 1880–2025

In 2023, 8 girls born in the United States were named Iesha, the 11,585th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1991, when 1,896 were.

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7,467
babies named Iesha since 1880
#11,585
rank in 2023
1991
peak year

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.

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Questions

What does the name Iesha mean?
American 20th-century phonetic spelling of Aisha.
What is the origin of the name Iesha?
American 20th-century phonetic spelling of Aisha.
How popular is the name Iesha?
In 2017, 3 girls born in England and Wales were named Iesha, ranking 5,765th. Its peak was 1997, with 19 births.
Is Iesha a boy's or a girl's name?
Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 7,467 US babies named Iesha since 1880 were girls.
When was Iesha most popular?
1991 in the United States, when 1,896 babies were named Iesha, its highest rank at 157th.