Given name
Aishah
“lively; womanly”
Aishah is a variant of Aisha. One Arabic interpretation is “lively; womanly.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Aishah is a variant of Aisha. One Arabic interpretation is “lively; womanly.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Aishah 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 1963. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Aishah through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,280
- 0 boys · 1,280 girls
- Most popular year
- 2003
- 43 babies
- 2025
- 16
- #6,842 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −27%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 16 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 6,842 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 27.0% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 43 in 2003. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,089 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.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Aishah
- Aishah GhaniMalaysian politician (1923-2013)
- AishahMalaysian singer, actress, politicianborn 1965
- Aishah Cassiemmember of the Western Cape Provincial Parliament
- Aishah SutherlandAmerican basketball playerborn 1990
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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