US rank #11309 Girls' name Peak 1979 663 births

Aesha — #11309 US girls' name

663 babies named Aesha in U.S. Social Security records since 1976, with the highest year being 1979. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s1341980s1381990s1302000s1612010s632020s37
#11309
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 36% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

24% of everyone ever named Aesha was born in this single decade.

1979
Single peak year

41 babies were named Aesha in 1979 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Aesha

The Social Security Administration has registered 663 babies named Aesha between 1976 and 2024, spanning 49 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Aesha currently holds the #11309 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1979, when 41 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Aesha performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 161 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Aesha shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 17 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Pennsylvania and California. In total, SSA state-level files list Aesha in 5 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Aesha in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 663 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Aesha at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

663

Since 1976

49 years of records

Peak year

1979

41 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#11,309

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1976

Recorded for 49 years

Last year on file: 2024

Aesha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1976

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1979)
41
Annual births at peak — across 49 years of records
01020304050 202420152009200319971991198419781976 28

Aesha by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
161 births that decade — 24% of Aesha's all-time total
1970s1341980s1381990s1302000s1612010s632020s37

Aesha by state

Where Aesha concentrates geographically — total births since 1976

Geographically diffuse
Top 5 states by recorded births for the name Aesha
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
17 2.6%
#2 Pennsylvania
12 1.8%
#3 California
5 0.8%
#4 Illinois
5 0.8%
#5 Indiana
5 0.8%
New York share of Aesha's total US births 2.6%
Even split

17 of 663 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Aesha?
663 babies have been named Aesha since 1976. It currently ranks #11309 among girls. The peak year was 1979 with 41 births.
When was Aesha most popular?
Aesha was most popular in the 2000s decade with 161 total births. The single peak year was 1979.
Where is Aesha most popular?
The top states for the name Aesha are New York (17 births), Pennsylvania (12 births), California (5 births).
How long has the name Aesha been used?
Aesha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1976, spanning 49 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Aesha?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Aesira, Aesa, Aeshia. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1976–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.