Given name
Ayisha
“lively; womanly”
Ayisha is a variant of Aisha. One Arabic interpretation is “lively; womanly.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Ayisha is a variant of Aisha. One Arabic interpretation is “lively; womanly.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Ayisha 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 1969. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Ayisha through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 993
- 0 boys · 993 girls
- Most popular year
- 1977
- 37 babies
- 2025
- 11
- #8,947 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +7%
- Steady
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 11 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 8,947 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 6.8% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 37 in 1977. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 969 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 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Ayisha
- Ayisha SiddiqaPakistani climate activistborn 1999
- Ayisha OsoriCEO of the Nigerian Women’s Trust Fund
- Ayisha FuseiniGhanaian social entrepreneur
- Ayisha IssaCanadian actress and martial arts practitionerborn 1953
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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