Aisha

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Aisha

Gender: Feminine
Language: Arabic
Etymology:
Aisha is an Arabic name meaning “Woman,” “Rising Sun,” or “Lively.”

History:

Aisha is an important Arabic name, one with much significance to Muslims, as Aisha was one of the more important of Mohammads’s wives. Its sudden rise in the United states in the late 1970s can be attributed to the corresponding rise of the Black Muslim movement.

In certain, earlier cases, the form Ayesha can be traced to H. Rider Haggard (1856-1925), a popular British novelist who used it in his 1887 novel She for the name of his heroine, a white goddess of Africa referred to as “She Who Must Be Obeyed.”

Pronunciation: aye-eesh-ah.

Alternates: Aaisha, Aishah, Aishah, Ayeisha, Ayesha, Ayisha, Aysha, Ayska, Azia.

Famous Bearers:
Religious Figures:
Aishah (614-678)
The third and favorite wife of Muhammad.

Popularity:
Percentage from the 1990 U.S. Census:
0.009 % named Aisha
0.003 % named Ayesha

Popularity of Aisha:
Popularity (for newborns):
In the United States...
1900-1970: N/A
1970-1980: 486th most popular.
1980-1990: 518th most popular.
1990: 560th most popular.
1991: 459th most popular.
1992: 554th most popular.
1993: 540th most popular.
1994: 580th most popular.
1995: 527th most popular.
1996: 515th most popular.
1997: 582nd most popular.
1998: 608th most popular.
1999: 668th most popular.
2000: 682nd most popular.
2001: 668th most popular.
2002: 614th most popular.
2003: 613th most popular.

Popularity of Ayesha:
Popularity (for newborns):
In the United States...
1900-2000: N/A