US rank #8034 Girls' name Peak 2003 1,264 births

Aishah — #8034 US girls' name

1,264 babies named Aishah in U.S. Social Security records since 1963, with the highest year being 2003. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s411970s991980s2021990s2602000s3132010s2572020s92
#8034
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 55% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

25% of everyone ever named Aishah was born in this single decade.

2003
Single peak year

43 babies were named Aishah in 2003 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Aishah

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,264 babies named Aishah between 1963 and 2024, spanning 62 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Aishah currently holds the #8034 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2003, when 43 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Aishah performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 313 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Aishah shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 109 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and New Jersey. In total, SSA state-level files list Aishah in 5 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Aishah 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 1,264 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.

Aishah at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,264

Since 1963

62 years of records

Peak year

2003

43 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#8,034

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1963

Recorded for 62 years

Last year on file: 2024

Aishah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1963

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2003)
43
Annual births at peak — across 62 years of records
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Aishah by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
313 births that decade — 25% of Aishah's all-time total
1960s411970s991980s2021990s2602000s3132010s2572020s92

Aishah by state

Where Aishah concentrates geographically — total births since 1963

Geographically diffuse
Top 5 states by recorded births for the name Aishah
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
109 8.6%
#2 California
46 3.6%
#3 New Jersey
16 1.3%
#4 Texas
10 0.8%
#5 Florida
5 0.4%
New York share of Aishah's total US births 8.6%
Even split

109 of 1,264 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Aishah?
1,264 babies have been named Aishah since 1963. It currently ranks #8034 among girls. The peak year was 2003 with 43 births.
When was Aishah most popular?
Aishah was most popular in the 2000s decade with 313 total births. The single peak year was 2003.
Where is Aishah most popular?
The top states for the name Aishah are New York (109 births), California (46 births), New Jersey (16 births).
How long has the name Aishah been used?
Aishah has been recorded in Social Security data since 1963, spanning 62 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Aishah?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Aisha, Aislinn, Aislynn, Aislyn, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1963–2024 (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.