Girls' name · since 1976
Aesha
Aesha has 672 recorded births since 1976 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1979 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #9,781 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #10,298 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 672
- born since 1976
- 2000s
- peak decade
Aesha currently ranks #10298 among girls' names in America, with 672 babies recorded since 1976.
Social Security Administration records show Aesha recorded 672 times among girls since 1976, holding rank #10298 nationally today, ahead of 40% of girls, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1976 to 2025.
- #9,781 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #10,298 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 672 born since 1976
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Aesha ranks #9,781 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,298 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 672 born since 1976, peaking in the 2000s.
- #9,781 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #10,298 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 672
- born since 1976
- 2000s
- peak decade
Aesha's 672 recorded births place it above 86.46% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Aesha compares
672 Top 39% higher than 61% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Aesha's all-time total is 79% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Aesha | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 672 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 41 | 21 | 19,840 |
Aesha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Aesha's SSA record in two at 2000 and the more recent half accounts for 40% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 60%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1999, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1979 peak of 41, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Aesha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1976–2025
- Peak year (1979)
- 41
- Annual births at peak, across 50 years of records
Aesha by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (161 births, 24% of the file).
2000s was Aesha's strongest decade.
161 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 24% of all-time use.
Aesha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
134 births
- 1980s
1980s
138 births
- 1990s
1990s
130 births
- 2000s
2000s
161 births
- 2010s 63
2010s
63 births
- 2020s 46
2020s
46 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 161 births (24% of all-time use).
How Aesha compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Aesha's total volume
Aesha by state
Where Aesha concentrates geographically, total births since 1976
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 17 | 2.5% |
| #2 | Pennsylvania | | 12 | 1.8% |
| #3 | California | | 5 | 0.7% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 5 | 0.7% |
| #5 | Indiana | | 5 | 0.7% |
17 of 672 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Aesha's data
- Aesha's decade-level peak was the 2000s (161 total births); usage has since declined to 46 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Aeshas (17 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Aesha: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1979)
Similar record span (~49 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1976–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Aesha draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.