Given name & surname
Ayse
“lively; womanly”
Ayse is a variant of Aisha. One Arabic interpretation is “lively; womanly.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Ayse is a variant of Aisha. One Arabic interpretation is “lively; womanly.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Ayse 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 1958. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Ayse through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 556
- 0 boys · 556 girls
- Most popular year
- 2015
- 24 babies
- 2025
- 8
- #11,083 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −21%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 8 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 11,083 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 20.5% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 24 in 2015. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,663 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.
People named Ayse
- Ayse BircanTurkish social reformer and writer (born 1954)
- Ayse RomeyTurkish-American actor (born 1970)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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