Girls' name · since 1969
Aysha
Aysha has 3,189 recorded births since 1969 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2024 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #3,469 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,802 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,189
- born since 1969
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Aysha is the #1802 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 3,189 recorded since 1969.
Social Security Administration records show Aysha recorded 3,189 times among girls since 1969, holding rank #1802 nationally today, ahead of 90% 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 1969 to 2025.
- #3,469 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,802 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 3,189 born since 1969
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Aysha ranks #3,469 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,802 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 3,189 born since 1969, peaking in the 2000s.
- #3,469 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,802 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,189
- born since 1969
- 2000s
- peak decade
Aysha's 3,189 recorded births place it above 95.2% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
19 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Aysha compares
3,189 Top 18% higher than 82% 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
Aysha's all-time total is 8x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Aysha | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 3,189 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 153 | 21 | 19,840 |
Aysha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Aysha's full recorded timeline at 1997, 69% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 31% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1969, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2024 peak of 153 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Aysha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1969–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 153
- Annual births at peak, across 57 years of records
Aysha by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (924 births, 29% of the file).
2000s was Aysha's strongest decade.
924 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Aysha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 6
1960s
6 births
- 1970s 134
1970s
134 births
- 1980s 312
1980s
312 births
- 1990s
1990s
779 births
- 2000s
2000s
924 births
- 2010s
2010s
568 births
- 2020s
2020s
466 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 924 births (29% of all-time use).
How Aysha 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 Aysha's total volume
Aysha by state
Where Aysha concentrates geographically, total births since 1969
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 365 | 11.4% |
| #2 | California | | 267 | 8.4% |
| #3 | Texas | | 203 | 6.4% |
| #4 | Florida | | 153 | 4.8% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 72 | 2.3% |
| #6 | New Jersey | | 46 | 1.4% |
| #7 | Pennsylvania | | 43 | 1.3% |
| #8 | Michigan | | 31 | 1.0% |
365 of 3,189 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 19 reporting states.
Aysha appears in 19 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Aysha's data
- Aysha's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (924 total births) through the 2020s (466) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Ayshas (365 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
Names with a similar popularity rank to Aysha
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Aysha: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2024)
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 Aysha 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.