Recorded 1975–1994 Girls' name Peak 1980 114 births

Ayeshia — girls' name

114 babies named Ayeshia in U.S. Social Security records since 1975, with the highest year being 1980. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s131980s681990s33
1980s
Peak decade

60% of everyone ever named Ayeshia was born in this single decade.

1980
Single peak year

13 babies were named Ayeshia in 1980 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ayeshia

The Social Security Administration has registered 114 babies named Ayeshia between 1975 and 1994, spanning 20 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Ayeshia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1994. The name reached its historical peak in 1980, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ayeshia performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 68 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Ayeshia shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ayeshia 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 114 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.

Ayeshia at a glance

Last recorded 1994

Total births

114

Since 1975

20 years of records

Peak year

1980

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1994

Active since

1975

Recorded for 20 years

Last year on file: 1994

Ayeshia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–1975

Last recorded 1994
Peak year (1980)
13
Annual births at peak — across 20 years of records
468101214 19941992199019871984198219801975 5

Ayeshia by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
68 births that decade — 60% of Ayeshia's all-time total
1970s131980s681990s33

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ayeshia?
114 babies have been named Ayeshia since 1975. It was last recorded in 1994. The peak year was 1980 with 13 births.
When was Ayeshia most popular?
Ayeshia was most popular in the 1980s decade with 68 total births. The single peak year was 1980.
How long has the name Ayeshia been used?
Ayeshia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1975, spanning 20 years of data through 1994.
What names are similar to Ayeshia?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ayesha, Ayelet, Ayelen, Ayeza, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1975–1994 (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.