What Does the Name Aisha Mean?

Aisha is a girl's name of Arabic origin meaning “alive, living, she who lives.”

Updated June 2026

Name	Aisha
Gender	female
Origin	Arabic
Meaning	alive, living, she who lives
Variants	Ayesha, Aishah, Aicha, Aysha, Aisa
Popularity	Very widespread in Muslim-majority countries; in the US it has charted as a girls' name since the 1970s, with various spellings.

The meaning and origin of Aisha

The name Aisha means “alive, living, she who lives” and has Arabic origins. From Arabic ʿaʾisha, the name was borne by Aisha, a wife of the Prophet Muhammad, and is highly esteemed among Muslims. It spread globally and gained additional popularity in the West, partly through African-American naming traditions.

Variants and related names

Aisha is related to several other names you may recognize: Ayesha, Aishah, Aicha, Aysha, Aisa. These share a common root or are spelling and language variants of the same name.

How popular is the name Aisha?

Very widespread in Muslim-majority countries; in the US it has charted as a girls' name since the 1970s, with various spellings.

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