Ayesha

“Variant of Aisha — Living, one who lives” — Arabic, via Aisha origin

Girl's name · #1396 in the US (2025) · Timeless

Ayesha holds its lane: charted since 1950 and rarely far from where it stands today (#1396 in 2025). About 6,700 girls have carried it along the way. Across the Northeast it runs about twice its national rate.

Around the world: #5 in Philippines (2024).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 13 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Ayeshas

Ayesha Takia — Indian film actress
Ayesha Gaddafi — Libyan colonel and lawyer
Ayesha Al-Taymuriyya — Egyptian social activist
Ayesha Jhulka — Indian film actress
Ayesha Kapur — Indian-German actress

In stories & tradition

Ayesha Lee — fictional human
Ayesha — Bombay Begums

What Ayeshas become

Among 123 notable people named Ayesha:

Entertainers appear 1.84× more often than among typical names — e.g. Ayesha Takia, Indian film actress.

Similar names: Aiza · Farah · Aida · Isha · Jamila · Anisa

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