Girls' name · since 1969
Ayisha
Since 1969, U.S. Social Security records show 993 babies named Ayisha, peaking in 1977. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #7,551 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,987 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 993
- born since 1969
- 1980s
- peak decade
Yes -- Ayisha is the #8987 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 993 recorded since 1969.
Social Security Administration records show Ayisha recorded 993 times among girls since 1969, holding rank #8987 nationally today, ahead of 48% of girls, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1969 to 2025.
- #7,551 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #8,987 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 993 born since 1969
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ayisha ranks #7,551 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,987 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 993 born since 1969, peaking in the 1980s.
- #7,551 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,987 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 993
- born since 1969
- 1980s
- peak decade
Ayisha's 993 recorded births place it above 89.55% 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 Ayisha compares
993 Top 32% higher than 68% 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
Ayisha's all-time total is 164% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Ayisha | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 993 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 37 | 21 | 19,840 |
Ayisha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Ayisha's SSA record in two at 1997 and the more recent half accounts for 39% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 61%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1970, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1977 peak of 37, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Ayisha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1969–2025
- Peak year (1977)
- 37
- Annual births at peak, across 57 years of records
Ayisha by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (259 births, 26% of the file).
1980s was Ayisha's strongest decade.
259 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 26% of all-time use.
Ayisha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 10
1960s
10 births
- 1970s
1970s
177 births
- 1980s
1980s
259 births
- 1990s
1990s
194 births
- 2000s
2000s
150 births
- 2010s
2010s
128 births
- 2020s 75
2020s
75 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 259 births (26% of all-time use).
How Ayisha 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 Ayisha's total volume
Ayisha by state
Where Ayisha concentrates geographically, total births since 1969
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 158 | 15.9% |
| #2 | New Jersey | | 15 | 1.5% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 6 | 0.6% |
| #4 | California | | 5 | 0.5% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 5 | 0.5% |
158 of 993 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Ayisha's data
- Ayisha's decade-level peak was the 1980s (259 total births); usage has since declined to 75 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Ayishas (158 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 Ayisha: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1977)
Similar record span (~56 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, 1969–2025 (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 Ayisha 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.