Ayesha Girl
How popular is Ayesha?
#1,396 girl name in 2025
156 baby girls were named Ayesha in the US in 2025, making it the 1396th most popular girl name.
6,568living people named Ayesha (est.)
26median age of people named Ayesha
6,696babies named Ayesha since 1880
1 in 21,252US babies born in 2025
Ayesha popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | #1,396 for girls (▼ 27 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 156 girls |
| 10-year trend | Steady (+3% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #1,504 in 2015, #1,468 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2016 (178 girls) |
| Highest rank | #974 in 1979 |
| First recorded | 1950 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 0% boys, 100% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.1% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Where Ayesha is most popular
Babies named Ayesha per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
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- New York: 0.5 per 1,000 (186 girls)
- Maryland: 0.2 per 1,000 (26 girls)
- New Jersey: 0.2 per 1,000 (44 girls)
- Illinois: 0.2 per 1,000 (41 girls)
- Virginia: 0.1 per 1,000 (20 girls)
Ayesha by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6 | #4,736 |
| 1960s | 126 | #2,327 |
| 1970s | 846 | #974 |
| 1980s | 1,214 | #994 |
| 1990s | 1,094 | #1,215 |
| 2000s | 1,075 | #1,569 |
| 2010s | 1,393 | #1,330 |
| 2020s | 942 | #1,362 |
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Questions
- Is Ayesha a boy or girl name?
- Ayesha is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Ayesha were girls.
- How popular is the name Ayesha?
- 156 baby girls were named Ayesha in the US in 2025, making it the 1396th most popular girl name.
- When was Ayesha most popular?
- Ayesha peaked in 2016, when 178 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #974 in 1979.
- How many people are named Ayesha?
- 6,696 babies have been named Ayesha in the US since 1880. We estimate about 6,568 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 26.
- Where is Ayesha most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Ayesha was most common in New York, at 0.5 of every 1,000 girls born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.