Ayesha is an uncommon girls' name that peaked in 2016 and remains in steady use.
Ayesha is a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #1,396 for girl births in the United States (and #2,618 across all names), given to 156 babies. Ayesha was first reported in SSA data in 1950 and peaked in 2016 (178 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 156 | 156 | #1,396 |
| 2024 | 166 | 166 | #1,369 |
| 2023 | 161 | 161 | #1,394 |
| 2022 | 171 | 171 | #1,364 |
| 2021 | 142 | 142 | #1,493 |
| 2020 | 146 | 146 | #1,469 |
| 2019 | 149 | 149 | #1,476 |
| 2018 | 150 | 150 | #1,463 |
| 2017 | 161 | 161 | #1,416 |
| 2016 | 178 | 178 | #1,331 |
| 2015 | 151 | 151 | #1,506 |
| 2014 | 152 | 152 | #1,472 |
| 2013 | 123 | 123 | #1,695 |
| 2012 | 106 | 106 | #1,887 |
| 2011 | 123 | 123 | #1,702 |
| 2010 | 100 | 100 | #1,994 |
| 2009 | 107 | 107 | #1,950 |
| 2008 | 116 | 116 | #1,844 |
| 2007 | 118 | 118 | #1,807 |
| 2006 | 102 | 102 | #1,962 |
| 2005 | 107 | 107 | #1,819 |
| 2004 | 92 | 92 | #2,002 |
| 2003 | 103 | 103 | #1,813 |
| 2002 | 118 | 118 | #1,573 |
| 2001 | 99 | 99 | #1,797 |
| 2000 | 113 | 113 | #1,571 |
| 1999 | 88 | 88 | #1,809 |
| 1998 | 105 | 105 | #1,567 |
| 1997 | 111 | — | #1,475 |
| 1996 | 90 | — | #1,686 |
| 1995 | 110 | — | #1,456 |
| 1994 | 112 | — | #1,426 |
| 1993 | 109 | — | #1,461 |
| 1992 | 118 | — | #1,393 |
| 1991 | 141 | — | #1,220 |
| 1990 | 110 | — | #1,433 |
| 1989 | 107 | — | #1,397 |
| 1988 | 102 | — | #1,384 |
| 1987 | 102 | — | #1,338 |
| 1986 | 96 | — | #1,351 |
| 1985 | 121 | — | #1,172 |
| 1984 | 120 | — | #1,137 |
| 1983 | 134 | — | #1,041 |
| 1982 | 148 | — | #996 |
| 1981 | 138 | — | #1,036 |
| 1980 | 146 | — | #1,003 |
| 1979 | 147 | — | #974 |
| 1978 | 135 | — | #1,007 |
| 1977 | 125 | — | #1,052 |
| 1976 | 77 | — | #1,384 |
| 1975 | 72 | — | #1,439 |
| 1974 | 65 | — | #1,500 |
| 1973 | 72 | — | #1,377 |
| 1972 | 35 | — | #2,174 |
| 1971 | 62 | — | #1,561 |
| 1970 | 56 | — | #1,653 |
| 1969 | 29 | — | #2,400 |
| 1968 | 15 | — | #3,465 |
| 1967 | 27 | — | #2,330 |
| 1966 | 19 | — | #2,850 |
| 1965 | 17 | — | #3,061 |
| 1964 | 6 | — | #6,059 |
| 1963 | 5 | — | #6,665 |
| 1962 | 8 | — | #4,886 |
| 1950 | 6 | — | #4,772 |