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Ayesha

femaleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Ayesha: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Ayesha: Recorded since 1990, it reached #165 in 1996, and it stood at #229 in 2025.

Falling

among girls in England and Wales · 1996–2025

England and Wales · Girls rank from 1996 to 2025, ranging from #165 to #309.199619971998199920002001200220032004200520062007200820092010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025#165#309
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England and Wales · Girls rank by year
YearRank
1996#165
1997#199
1998#204
1999#188
2000#199
2001#194
2002#193
2003#208
2004#235
2005#232
2006#208
2007#187
2008#203
2009#216
2010#205
2011#203
2012#211
2013#202
2014#182
2015#196
2016#204
2017#194
2018#252
2019#240
2020#262
2021#309
2022#273
2023#226
2024#217
2025#229

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

FallingEngland and Wales · Girls

Recorded in official data among girls in Republic of Ireland in 29 of the 36 years from 1990 to 2025.

In 2025: #229 among girls in England and Wales, #495 among girls in Norway, #718 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

Official data from 5 national registrars across 5 regions, 1990–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1990

    First recorded at #517 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1990 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Republic of Ireland · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1996–2025

    Highest recorded position: #165 among girls in England and Wales, in 1996 (recorded 1996–2025).

    England and Wales · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #229 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 5 regions, from 1990 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #165 in England and Wales in 1996.

Ayesha's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2025England and Walesfemale#229204HighVerified
2024England and Walesfemale#217220HighVerified
2023England and Walesfemale#226206HighVerified
2022England and Walesfemale#273167HighVerified
2021England and Walesfemale#309152HighVerified
2020England and Walesfemale#262181HighVerified
2019England and Walesfemale#240205HighVerified
2018England and Walesfemale#252193HighVerified
2017England and Walesfemale#194274HighVerified
2016England and Walesfemale#204262HighVerified
2015England and Walesfemale#196274HighVerified
2014England and Walesfemale#182290HighVerified
2013England and Walesfemale#202250HighVerified
2012England and Walesfemale#211237HighVerified
2011England and Walesfemale#203252HighVerified
2010England and Walesfemale#205243HighVerified
2009England and Walesfemale#216234HighVerified
2008England and Walesfemale#203253HighVerified
2007England and Walesfemale#187289HighVerified
2006England and Walesfemale#208232HighVerified
2005England and Walesfemale#232199HighVerified
2004England and Walesfemale#235195HighVerified
2003England and Walesfemale#208224HighVerified
2002England and Walesfemale#193223HighVerified
2001England and Walesfemale#194213HighVerified
2000England and Walesfemale#199210HighVerified
1999England and Walesfemale#188234HighVerified
1998England and Walesfemale#204212HighVerified
1997England and Walesfemale#199220HighVerified
1996England and Walesfemale#165271HighVerified
2009Northern Irelandfemale#4193HighVerified
1997Northern Irelandfemale#3583HighVerified
2025Norwayfemale#4954HighVerified
2025Republic of Irelandfemale#7184HighVerified
2024Republic of Irelandfemale#4418HighVerified
2023Republic of Irelandfemale#6255HighVerified
2022Republic of Irelandfemale#4209HighVerified
2021Republic of Irelandfemale#6615HighVerified
2020Republic of Irelandfemale#8343HighVerified
2019Republic of Irelandfemale#36211HighVerified
2018Republic of Irelandfemale#41110HighVerified
2017Republic of Irelandfemale#5796HighVerified
2016Republic of Irelandfemale#41910HighVerified
2015Republic of Irelandfemale#4948HighVerified
2013Republic of Irelandfemale#5876HighVerified
2012Republic of Irelandfemale#6126HighVerified
2011Republic of Irelandfemale#34014HighVerified
2010Republic of Irelandfemale#5108HighVerified
2009Republic of Irelandfemale#5826HighVerified
2008Republic of Irelandfemale#5018HighVerified
2007Republic of Irelandfemale#4688HighVerified
2006Republic of Irelandfemale#3949HighVerified
2005Republic of Irelandfemale#4616HighVerified
2004Republic of Irelandfemale#4766HighVerified
2003Republic of Irelandfemale#3628HighVerified
2001Republic of Irelandfemale#4006HighVerified
2000Republic of Irelandfemale#4654HighVerified
1997Republic of Irelandfemale#4964HighVerified
1996Republic of Irelandfemale#3936HighVerified
1995Republic of Irelandfemale#4175HighVerified
1994Republic of Irelandfemale#5023HighVerified
1990Republic of Irelandfemale#5173HighVerified
2024Scotlandfemale#29512HighVerified

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

Where Ayesha is officially recorded

5 official registrars have recorded Ayesha, between 1990 and 2025, in 33 of those 36 years. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
Republic of Ireland1990–202529#340 in 2011
England and Wales1996–202530#165 in 1996
Northern Ireland1997–20092#358 in 1997
Scotland20241#295 in 2024
Norway20251#495 in 2025

Its high point came 29 years earlier in England and Wales (1996) than in Norway (2025).

No registrar recorded it for 3 years after 1990; it appears again in 1994.

What's not yet available

  • Meaning
  • Origin
  • Pronunciation
  • Nicknames and spelling variants

Absence from this list does not mean the name isn't genuinely meaningful or widely used — only that Namewise hasn't sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 5 regions, from 1990 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #165 in England and Wales in 1996. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.