Girls' name · peaked in 1977
Aisha name popularity since 1925
26,960 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Aisha. Half of them were born in 2001 or earlier, so the typical Aisha is about 25 years old in 2026. Aisha peaked in 1977 as the #175 name for girls, and it ranked #337 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 26,960
- Named Aisha, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #337
- for girls in 2025 (910 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 99.9% girls
- 26,933 girls · 27 boys
- Most popular in
- Minnesota
- 2.51× its national share
Peak year is the year Aisha made up the largest share of US girls, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Aisha births per year, 1925–2025
1977 was the biggest year for Aisha both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 1972 and 1977, Aisha became 14× more common, from 1 in 14,200 baby girls to 1 in 996.
- Steepest fall: Between 1977 and 1982, its share of baby girls fell by 72%, from 1 in 996 to 1 in 3,520.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Aisha's share of all US girls five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Aisha.
Decade by decade
Babies named Aisha in each decade, and its rank among girls' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1950s | 33 | 0 | #4,377 |
| 1960s | 163 | 0 | #2,835 |
| 1970s | 4,643 | 15 | #469 |
| 1980s | 4,260 | 5 | #574 |
| 1990s | 4,001 | 7 | #555 |
| 2000s | 3,930 | 0 | #727 |
| 2010s | 5,421 | 0 | #494 |
| 2020–25 | 4,482 | 0 | #337 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 girls that year, so they can go past 1,000. "Under 5" means fewer than 5 girls got the name.
Generation fingerprint
31.7% of babies named Aisha from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Alpha years (2013–2025). The full split by generation:
Where Aisha is most popular
The index compares Aisha's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Aisha.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Minnesota | 2.51× | 1,132 |
| New York | 2.09× | 3,923 |
| Maryland | 1.74× | 657 |
| New Jersey | 1.64× | 1,118 |
| Florida | 1.45× | 1,297 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Aisha and were given to at least 1,000 girls from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Girls | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Aisha (this page) | 26,933 | 1977 |
| Aysha | 3,189 | 2024 |
| Aishah | 1,280 | 2003 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Aisha's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Aisha.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Aisha (1977).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data