Aisha

Girl · Arabic

Aisha

Say it: ah-EE-shah

Meaning

From Arabic ʿāʾisha 'living, alive'.

Certainscholars agree on this meaning.

Adopted by many African American families from the 1960s, when Arabic and Muslim names spread through the Nation of Islam and Black consciousness movements.

Its wave through time

Most used in the 1970s

In the United States

23,029 babies given this name since 1950
At its height in 1977, about 1 in 996 girls
559 babies in 2020

Through the ages

The Modern Age1880 to today

Used by

African American

The family of the name

Other spellings: Aysha, Ayesha, Iesha

Arabic	ʿĀʾisha

Famous bearers

Aisha, wife of the Prophet Muhammad

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Where this comes from

United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source

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