Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Aicha isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1969. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Aicha through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,216
- 0 boys · 1,216 girls
- Most popular year
- 2022
- 62 babies
- 2025
- 52
- #3,103 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +2%
- Steady
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 52 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 3,103 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 2.5% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, New York had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (15). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,989 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Aicha’s family of names
Inner ring: spellings · outer: across languages.
Spellings & scripts 3
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 3
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Aicha
- Sayyida al Hurra16th-century Moroccan ruler of Tétouan and privateer1485–1561
- Aicha DuihiPresident of the Sahara Observatoryborn 1990
- Princess Lalla Aicha of MoroccoMoroccan princess and diplomat (1930–2011)
- Aïcha BelarbiMoroccan diplomatborn 1946
- Aïcha FofanaMalian translator and author1957–2003
- Aisha Al-ManoubyaMuslim saint in Tunisia1193–1267
- Aicha FallOlympic runnerborn 1993
- Aicha TachinouiteMoroccan Amazigh singer and dancerborn 1968
- Aicha MezemateAlgerian volleyball playerborn 1991
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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