Girls' name · since 1963
Aishah
Aishah has 1,280 recorded births since 1963 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2003 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #6,351 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,909 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,280
- born since 1963
- 2000s
- peak decade
Aishah currently ranks #6909 among girls' names in America, with 1,280 babies recorded since 1963.
Social Security Administration records show Aishah recorded 1,280 times among girls since 1963, holding rank #6909 nationally today, ahead of 60% 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 1963 to 2025.
- #6,351 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #6,909 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,280 born since 1963
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Aishah ranks #6,351 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,909 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,280 born since 1963, peaking in the 2000s.
- #6,351 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,909 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,280
- born since 1963
- 2000s
- peak decade
Aishah's 1,280 recorded births place it above 91.21% 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 Aishah compares
1,280 Top 28% higher than 72% 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
Aishah's all-time total is 3x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Aishah | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,280 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 43 | 21 | 19,840 |
Aishah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Aishah's SSA record in two at 1996 and the more recent half accounts for 63% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 37%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1971, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2003 peak of 43, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Aishah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1963–2025
- Peak year (2003)
- 43
- Annual births at peak, across 63 years of records
Aishah by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (313 births, 24% of the file).
2000s was Aishah's strongest decade.
313 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 24% of all-time use.
Aishah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 41
1960s
41 births
- 1970s 99
1970s
99 births
- 1980s
1980s
202 births
- 1990s
1990s
260 births
- 2000s
2000s
313 births
- 2010s
2010s
257 births
- 2020s 108
2020s
108 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 313 births (24% of all-time use).
How Aishah 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 Aishah's total volume
Aishah by state
Where Aishah concentrates geographically, total births since 1963
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 109 | 8.5% |
| #2 | California | | 46 | 3.6% |
| #3 | New Jersey | | 16 | 1.3% |
| #4 | Texas | | 10 | 0.8% |
| #5 | Florida | | 5 | 0.4% |
109 of 1,280 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Aishah's data
- Aishah's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (313 total births) through the 2020s (108) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Aishahs (109 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Aishah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2003)
Similar record span (~62 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, 1963–2025 (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 Aishah 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.