Aisha
Girl name · #337 in 2025 · Distinctive
In 2025, 910 baby girls were named Aisha, placing it at #337 in the official national rankings. A decade ago it stood at #494, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 1,978 girls born in 2025 was named Aisha.
The 75-year story
Aisha first appears in the Social Security records in 1950, when 6 girls received the name. Its peak came in 1977, when 1,540 girls were named Aisha — good for #175 that year. Today's parents encounter it as a name from their grandparents’ generation, which is precisely the vintage window from which names get revived. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Babies named Aisha per year. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Aisha in class?
On our rarity read — which blends how common Aisha is today with its five-year momentum — the name reads as "distinctive". That middle band is the sweet spot many parents hunt for: recognizable without being everywhere.
Where Aisha is most common
Geography matters for names, and Aisha is no exception. Adjusted for how many girls are born in each state, Aisha is most common in MN (2.1 per 1,000), NY (1.9 per 1,000), MD (1.2 per 1,000), PA (1.2 per 1,000), MA (1 per 1,000) — against a national average of about 0.7 per 1,000 girls. These are per-capita rates, so they show where Aisha is a genuine regional favorite rather than just where the most babies are born.
Names like Aisha
Statistically, parents drawn to Aisha tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Sasha, Nina, Joanna, Andrea, and Alisha.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Aisha | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 910 | #337 |
| 2024 | 900 | #346 |
| 2023 | 814 | #378 |
| 2022 | 685 | #463 |
| 2021 | 611 | #509 |
| 2020 | 562 | #536 |
| 2019 | 574 | #535 |
| 2018 | 598 | #523 |
| 2017 | 562 | #551 |
| 2016 | 618 | #506 |
| 2015 | 650 | #494 |
| 2014 | 544 | #562 |
| 2013 | 508 | #571 |
| 2012 | 503 | #582 |
| 2011 | 447 | #638 |
| 2010 | 417 | #687 |
| 2009 | 385 | #743 |
| 2008 | 386 | #762 |
| 2007 | 418 | #699 |
| 2006 | 413 | #684 |
| 2005 | 372 | #727 |
| 2004 | 415 | #658 |
| 2003 | 424 | #631 |
| 2002 | 407 | #627 |
| 2001 | 369 | #677 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Aisha a popular girl name?
Aisha ranked #337 among girls in 2025 with 910 babies given the name — inside the top 500: established but not ubiquitous. Ten years earlier it ranked #494.
When was the name Aisha most popular?
Aisha peaked in 1977, when 1,540 American girls received the name (ranked #175 that year). Since 1977 the name has declined from that high.
How rare is the name Aisha?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 1,978 newborn American girls was named Aisha. On our rarity scale (rarity blended with momentum) we classify it as "distinctive".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.