Given name
Aiesha
“lively; womanly”
Aiesha is a variant of Aisha. One Arabic interpretation is “lively; womanly.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Aiesha is a variant of Aisha. One Arabic interpretation is “lively; womanly.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Aiesha is a variant of Aisha. An origin associated with Aisha is Arabic.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1971. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Aiesha through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,273
- 0 boys · 1,273 girls
- Most popular year
- 1991
- 91 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 2024. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 91 in 1991. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,107 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.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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