Adah vs Aisha
Adah and Aishacompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.
Head to head
Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Adah was ranked #3015 and Aisha #109 among girls in England and Wales.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2025, Adah was ranked #718 and Aisha #226 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Northern Ireland · Girls
In 2017, Adah was ranked #355 and Aisha #355 among girls in Northern Ireland.
Adah and Aisha over time
Adah and Aisha appear together in 2 published lists, across 28 years of shared records. Aisha held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Adah in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Aisha reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Adah in none. Each position is a place inside its own list, so this compares when they peaked and never how high.
Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls17 shared years, 2005–2024
Adah held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Aisha in 17.
Highest recorded here: Adah #1449 in 2020, Aisha #76 in 2014.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Adah #3015, Aisha #109.
Republic of Ireland · Girls11 shared years, 2004–2025
Adah held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Aisha in 11.
Highest recorded here: Adah #444 in 2020, Aisha #216 in 2013.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Adah #718, Aisha #226.
Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.
Side by side
| Field | Adah | Aisha |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Editorially researched profile |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Commonly interpreted as 'living' or 'she who lives', from the Arabic root for 'to live'. |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Arabic |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | /aɪˈiːʃə/ |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #718 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Girls #226 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | 90/100 |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Aisha has a recorded origin (Arabic); Adah does not have one recorded yet.
- Adah and Aisha both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Aisha; Adah doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE.
How each name got here
Adah
Popularity journey
First recorded2004
First recorded at #677 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 2004 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded2017–2023
Highest recorded position: #355 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 2017 (recorded 2017–2023).
Northern Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #718 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Aisha
Popularity journey
First recorded1965
First recorded at #528 among girls in Norway in 1965 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #76 among girls in England and Wales, in 2014 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #274 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls