Aisha

eye-EE-sha

Arabic; Swahili

"living, prosperous"

Aisha Origin and Meaning

The name Aisha is a girl's name of Arabic, Swahili origin meaning "living, prosperous".

Aisha was Muhammad's favorite wife, making this lovely name and its myriad variations hugely popular among Muslims and also African-Americans. It's been energized by TV personality Aisha Tyler. Pronunciation is usually eye-EE-sha but some say ay-sha.

Aisha Rank in US Top 1000

# 379 in the US

Aisha Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 1469 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Aisha

• 379 US 2023
• 1469 Nameberry 2025
• 197 Canada 2023
• 389 Future 2028
• 116 England 2023
• 176 Scotland 2024
• 91 Australia 2016

20 Names Similar to Aisha

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Famous People Named Aisha

• Aisha wife of the prophet Muhammad
• Aisha bint Al Hussein Princess of Jordan, sister of King Abdullah II
• Aisha Tyler American actress and TV personality
• Aisha Muhammadu Buhari first lady of Nigeria as wife of President Muhammadu Buhari
• Aisha Hinds American actress
• Aisha stage name of Aija Andrejeva, Latvian singer
• Aisha stage name of Pamela Ross, British reggae singer
• Aisha Kahlil American singer of vocal group Sweet Honey in the Rock
• Aisha Dee Australian actress, dancer, and singer
• Aisha Jacob British actress
• "Bibi" Aisha Mohammadzai Afghan woman who appeared on the cover of Time
• Aisha Hunt daughter of actress Margaret Avery and Robert Gordon Hunt
• Aisha Morris (b. 1975) daughter of singer Stevie Wonder
• Aisha bint Faisal (b. 1997) Princess of Jordan, daughter of Prince Faisal; twin of sister Sara
• Aisha Lynn Bonds (b. 1999) daughter of baseball player Barry Bonds

The name Aisha in Pop Culture

• Aisha Campbell character on TV's "Mighty Morphin Power Rangers"
• Aisha character in anime "Mobile Suit Gundam SEED"
• Aisha Roberts character on British soap "EastEnders"
• Aisha Kapoor main character in 2010 Indian film "Aisha"
• Aisha aka Layla a member of "Winx Club"
• Aisha character in the Romancing SaGa video game
• Aisha character in the Rumble Roses video game series
• Aisha Clan Clan, character from the anime Outlaw Star
• Aisha Krishnam character from the anime Sky Girls
• Aisha a species of neopet on the website Neopets
• "Aisha" song by Death in Vegas