US rank #1439 Girls' name Peak 2024 3,077 births

Aysha — #1439 US girls' name

3,077 babies named Aysha in U.S. Social Security records since 1969, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s61970s1341980s3121990s7792000s9242010s5682020s354
#1439
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 92% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

30% of everyone ever named Aysha was born in this single decade.

2024
Single peak year

153 babies were named Aysha in 2024 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Aysha

The Social Security Administration has registered 3,077 babies named Aysha between 1969 and 2024, spanning 56 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Aysha currently holds the #1439 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 153 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Aysha performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 924 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Aysha shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 353 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Aysha in 19 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Aysha 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 3,077 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.

Aysha at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

3,077

Since 1969

56 years of records

Peak year

2024

153 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#1,439

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1969

Recorded for 56 years

Last year on file: 2024

Aysha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1969

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2024)
153
Annual births at peak — across 56 years of records
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Aysha by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
924 births that decade — 30% of Aysha's all-time total
1960s61970s1341980s3121990s7792000s9242010s5682020s354

Aysha by state

Where Aysha concentrates geographically — total births since 1969

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Aysha
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
353 11.5%
#2 California
260 8.4%
#3 Texas
183 5.9%
#4 Florida
132 4.3%
#5 Illinois
66 2.1%
#6 New Jersey
46 1.5%
#7 Pennsylvania
43 1.4%
#8 Virginia
29 0.9%
New York share of Aysha's total US births 11.5%
Even split

353 of 3,077 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 19 reporting states.

Aysha appears in 19 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Aysha?
3,077 babies have been named Aysha since 1969. It currently ranks #1439 among girls. The peak year was 2024 with 153 births.
When was Aysha most popular?
Aysha was most popular in the 2000s decade with 924 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
Where is Aysha most popular?
The top states for the name Aysha are New York (353 births), California (260 births), Texas (183 births).
How long has the name Aysha been used?
Aysha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1969, spanning 56 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Aysha?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Aysia, Aysel, Ayse, Ayshia, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1969–2024 (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.