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What does Aisha mean?
Aisha 
▲ as a girls' name is pronounced ah-EE-shah, AY-shah. It is of Arabic origin, and the meaning of Aisha is "alive and well". Also possibly means "life" in Swahili. Aisha was a wife of the prophet Muhammad. The name is also linked to the moon goddess. Use in the English-speaking world is recent and many variants have been created from this name due to its pleasing sounds.
STARTS WITH Ai-
Variations
VARIANTS Aayshah, Aeesha, Aeeshah, Aeisha, Aesha, Aeshah, Aeshah, Aiesha, Aieshah, Aishah, Aishatu, Aishia, Aisia, Aisiah, Asha▲, Ashah, Ashia, Ashiah, Asia▼, Asiah, Ayeesa, Ayeesah, Ayeesha, Ayeeshah, Ayeisa, Ayeisah, Ayeisha, Ayeishah, Ayesha, Ayisa, Ayisah, Ayisat, Ayisha, Ayishah, Aysha, Ayshe, Ieasha, Ieashah, Ieashia, Ieashiah, Iesha▼, Ieshah, Ieesha, Ieeshah, Ieeshia, Ieeshiah, Ihisha, Isha, Maisha, Miesha, Myesha, Niesha, Taisha, Takisha, Teisha, Tiesha▼, Tinisha, Tyesha▼, Tyisha, Tynisha, Yiesha, Yieshah
SEE ALSO Fatima, Humayra, Kanisha, Keisha, Khadija, Lakeisha, Lanice, Myisha, Tanisha
CREATIVE FORMS(female) Alsha, ..
(male) Aiphe, ..
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Aisha Lylah (A.L.), ..
How popular is Aisha?
Aisha is a very prominent first name for females (#919 out of 4276, Top 21%) but an unusual surname for all people. (2000 U.S. CENSUS)
Aisha entered the list in 1970-1979 and reached its top rank of #449 in the U.S. then, and is presently at #523. (TOP 2000 NAMES, 2018)
Which version is better?
Prominent variation forms of Aisha (#523 THE PREVIOUS YEAR) are Fatima (#344), Asha (#1190), Asia (#1267), Khadija (#1321), Ayesha (#1457), Isha (#1593), Myesha, Tyisha, Tyesha, Tiesha, Tanisha, Takisha, Taisha, Niesha, Myisha, Aiesha, Miesha, Maisha, Lakeisha, Keisha, Kanisha, Iesha, Aysha, Asiah, Ashia and Tynisha. These forms of Aisha reached the height of their popularity in 1991 (AVERAGE #1240) and have become much less popular since (#1766, ▼65.3%), with versions like Kanisha becoming somewhat dated. Fatima is the all-time favorite, though Asha has become popular as well.
Similar Names
Aisha▲ is pronounced similarly to Ieshia▼, Usha and Yeesha. Other suggested similar-sounding names are Abisha, Abishah, Aida, Aila▲, Ailsa, Aina, Akasha, Aleisha, Alesha▼, Aliosha, Alisa▼, Alisha▼, Alishia, Alisia, Alissa▼, Alista, Aloha, Alpha▼, Altha▼, Alysha▼, Amisa, Amisha, Amissa, Anisa▼, Anisha, Anissa▼, Anusha, Arista, Arnisha, Artha, Asa, Ashla, Ashra, Asma, Assa, Asta, Asya, Atha, Azha, Basha, Brisha, Casha, Dasha, Dosha, Elisha, Elsha, Erisha, Fusha, Githa, Irisha, Kasha, Kesha▼, Kiesha, Kisha▼, Leisha, Lesha, Licha, Lisha, Masha, Mischa, Misha, Nesha, Nisha, Pasha, Saisha, Sasha, Tasha▼, Tisha▼, Tosha▼ and Trisha▼. These names tend to be less commonly used than Aisha.
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