Girls' name · since 1974
Ayeisha
137 babies named Ayeisha in U.S. Social Security records since 1974, with the highest year being 1980. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #23,684 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 137
- born since 1974
- 1990s
- peak decade
Ayeisha sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 137 recorded since 1974.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ayeisha has been recorded 137 times among girls since 1974, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1974 to 2009.
- #23,684 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 137 born since 1974
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ayeisha ranks #23,684 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 137 born since 1974, peaking in the 1990s.
- #23,684 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 137
- born since 1974
- 1990s
- peak decade
Ayeisha's 137 recorded births place it above 67.16% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Ayeisha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Ayeisha's SSA record in two at 1991 and the more recent half accounts for 52% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 48%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1978, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1980 peak of 9, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Ayeisha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1974–2009
- Peak year (1980)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 36 years of records
Ayeisha by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (48 births, 35% of the file).
1990s was Ayeisha's strongest decade.
48 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Ayeisha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 11
1970s
11 births
- 1980s
1980s
47 births
- 1990s
1990s
48 births
- 2000s
2000s
31 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 48 births (35% of all-time use).
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- Ayeisha's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (48 total births) through the 2000s (31) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Ayeisha: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1980)
Similar record span (~35 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, 1974–2009 (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 Ayeisha 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.