Girls' name · since 1950
Ayesha
Since 1950, U.S. Social Security records show 6,696 babies named Ayesha, peaking in 2016. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #2,126 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,403 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 6,696
- born since 1950
- 2010s
- peak decade
6,696 babies have been named Ayesha since 1950, making it today's #1403 girls' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ayesha has been recorded 6,696 times among girls since 1950, currently ranked #1403 nationally and more common than 92% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1950 to 2025.
- #2,126 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,403 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 6,696 born since 1950
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ayesha ranks #2,126 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,403 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 6,696 born since 1950, peaking in the 2010s.
- #2,126 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,403 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 6,696
- born since 1950
- 2010s
- peak decade
Ayesha's 6,696 recorded births place it above 97.06% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
21 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Ayesha compares
6,696 Top 12% higher than 88% 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
Ayesha's all-time total is 18x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Ayesha | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 6,696 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 178 | 21 | 19,840 |
Ayesha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Ayesha's full recorded timeline at 1993, 62% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 38% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1963, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2016 peak of 178 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Ayesha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1950–2025
- Peak year (2016)
- 178
- Annual births at peak, across 76 years of records
Ayesha by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (1,393 births, 21% of the file).
2010s was Ayesha's strongest decade.
1,393 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 21% of all-time use.
Ayesha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 6
1950s
6 births
- 1960s 126
1960s
126 births
- 1970s
1970s
846 births
- 1980s
1980s
1,214 births
- 1990s
1990s
1,094 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,075 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,393 births
- 2020s
2020s
942 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 1,393 births (21% of all-time use).
How Ayesha 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 Ayesha's total volume
Ayesha by state
Where Ayesha concentrates geographically, total births since 1950
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 1,241 | 18.5% |
| #2 | California | | 766 | 11.4% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 460 | 6.9% |
| #4 | Texas | | 458 | 6.8% |
| #5 | New Jersey | | 456 | 6.8% |
| #6 | Florida | | 208 | 3.1% |
| #7 | Georgia | | 190 | 2.8% |
| #8 | Pennsylvania | | 172 | 2.6% |
1,241 of 6,696 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 21 reporting states.
Ayesha appears in 21 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Ayesha's data
- Ayesha's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (1,393 total births) through the 2020s (942) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Ayeshas (1,241 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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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Ayesha: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2016)
Similar record span (~75 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, 1950–2025 (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 Ayesha 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.