MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Aisha mean?
Aisha comes from Arabic ʿāʾisha, the feminine participle for living. The name belongs to the root for life and livelihood and is widely used in Urdu naming as well.
Meaning themes
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
आयशा
Conventional spelling
Arabic
عائشة
Conventional spelling
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Aisha in Indian usage
33,784 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
The available aggregate sex counts are withheld or incomplete.
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1930s | 1,247 |
| 1940s | 3,636 |
| 1950s | 7,648 |
| 1960s | 9,498 |
| 1970s | 7,486 |
| 1980s | 3,064 |
| 1990s | 1,003 |
| Other decades | 202 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Kerala | 31,697 |
| Delhi | 1,002 |
| Andhra Pradesh | 682 |
| Goa | 188 |
| Other states | 215 |
How to read these numbers
Small counts and a second count where needed are withheld for privacy; an omitted value is not zero. Coverage, dates and suppression.
Recorded abroad
Official births registered in 2025, for the exact spelling shown.
| Jurisdiction | Spelling / recorded sex | Births | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| England & Wales | Aisha / F | 436 | 106 |
| Scotland | Aisha / F | 8 | 387 |
ONS and National Records of Scotland; Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3. Counts follow each office’s publication rules.
Explore related lists
Sources
- Given-name entry (Wikidata): Aisha ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Given-name spelling
- Historical Indian voter-record totals, v3 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Historical usage; CC0 1.0; birth years 1910–2001
- England & Wales 2025 birth statistics: Exact spelling Aisha; Table_6, C111 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Aisha; Table_6, C111
- Scotland 2025 birth statistics: Exact spelling Aisha; full-list-1974-2025.csv; 2025 Girl ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Aisha; full-list-1974-2025.csv; 2025 Girl
- Wiktionary: عائشة ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Adapted dictionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0.