Given name & surname
Aisa
“one who is thankful”·“lively; womanly”
Aisa is a variant of Aissa. One African interpretation is “one who is thankful.” Aisa is a variant of Aisha. One Arabic interpretation is “lively; womanly.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Aisa is a variant of Aissa. One African interpretation is “one who is thankful.” Aisa is a variant of Aisha. One Arabic interpretation is “lively; womanly.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Aisa is a variant of Aissa. An origin associated with Aissa is African. Aisa 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 1973. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Aisa through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 563
- 5 boys · 558 girls
- Most popular year
- 2006
- 23 babies
- 2025
- 6
- #13,267 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +29%
- Rising
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 6 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 13,267 among girls’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 716 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.
Aisa’s family of names
Aisa has a related form in Aisha. Aisa has a related form in Aissa.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 3
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 6
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Aisa
- Aisa Kirabo KacyiraRwandan diplomat1965–2025
- Aisa HakimcanFinnish Tatar artist1896–1972
- Aisa Black AgabaUgandan politician
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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