Is Ayesha a boy or girl name?
Ayesha is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 166 girls and 0 boys were named Ayesha, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 6,538 US babies named Ayesha were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #1,367
- Babies named Ayesha since 1950
- 6,538
- Most popular year
- 2016
- 177 babies
Boys and girls named Ayesha, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0 | 6 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 126 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 846 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 1,214 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 1,093 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 1,075 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 1,392 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 786 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 166 | #1,367 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 161 | #1,392 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 171 | #1,362 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 142 | #1,493 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 146 | #1,468 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 149 | #1,476 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 150 | #1,462 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 161 | #1,416 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 177 | #1,338 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 151 | #1,506 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 152 | #1,471 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 123 | #1,695 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 106 | #1,886 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 123 | #1,702 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 100 | #1,994 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 107 | #1,950 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 116 | #1,844 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 118 | #1,807 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 102 | #1,962 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 107 | #1,819 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 92 | #2,002 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 103 | #1,813 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 118 | #1,573 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 99 | #1,797 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 113 | #1,571 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 88 | #1,809 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 105 | #1,567 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 111 | #1,475 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 90 | #1,686 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 109 | #1,465 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 112 | #1,426 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 109 | #1,461 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 118 | #1,392 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 141 | #1,220 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 110 | #1,433 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 107 | #1,397 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 102 | #1,385 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 102 | #1,338 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 96 | #1,351 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 121 | #1,172 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 120 | #1,137 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 134 | #1,041 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 148 | #996 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 138 | #1,038 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 146 | #1,003 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 147 | #974 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 135 | #1,007 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 125 | #1,052 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 77 | #1,384 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 72 | #1,439 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 65 | #1,500 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 72 | #1,377 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 35 | #2,174 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 62 | #1,561 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 56 | #1,653 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 29 | #2,400 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 15 | #3,465 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 27 | #2,330 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 19 | #2,850 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 17 | #3,062 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 6 | #6,058 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 5 | #6,664 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 8 | #4,886 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,772 |
Highest rank
Ayesha has never been ranked as a boy name. As a girl name, it reached #974 in 1979. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2010s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Ayesha
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.