Given name & surname

Arisha

Arisha is used as a given name and a surname.

Meaning & origin

A reliable meaning for Arisha 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 1972. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.

From dated birth records

Arisha through the years

Babies since 1880
989
0 boys · 989 girls
Most popular year
2019
54 babies
2025
49
#3,214 for girls
2021–25 vs 2016–20
0%
Steady
010203040198020002025Highest share 201930
Arisha in U.S. Social Security birth records, 1972–2025, per million girls born. Years with fewer than five births for a sex are not published and appear as zero. Use the arrow keys to step through years.

Where it’s given

Most at home inNew York, California
FewerMore, relative to births Not published
2025 births by state of birth. Tiles are equal-sized so small states stay visible. Highest rates: New York (22), California (5).

By the numbers

In 2025, this name appeared in 49 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 3,214 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 0.4% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 54 in 2019. In 2025, New York had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (22). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 758 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.

Arisha’s family of names

Arisha is an affectionate form of Arina.

Walk Arisha’s family in the name graph

ArishaAryshaArinaArrisha

Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.

Hover or tab through the constellation to see how each name is related. Bigger dots are names more people in the U.S. share.

Nicknames & forms 2

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Spellings & scripts 1

The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.

Similar names

If you love Arisha, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

Modern

Annaisha

0Not recently recorded

>99% girls

Modern

Aleenah

17Very rareCooling

>99% girls

Modern

Madiha

“one who is praiseworthy”

27RareRising

>99% girls

Modern

Aabidah

0Not recently recorded

>99% girls

Modern

Arshiya

17Very rareRising

>99% girls

Modern

Ariella

“a lioness of God” · “a lion of God”

72CommonRising

>99% girls

Modern

Israa

25RareSteady

>99% girls

Modern

Amalah

0Not recently recorded

>99% girls

Sibling ideas

Names that share Arisha’s feel without repeating its first letter or rhyming with it.

A brother for Arisha