Meaning of the nameAysha

Aysha is a spelling of the name Aisha, which means “alive, from Arabic”.

Meaning

“alive, from Arabic”

Meaning of the name Aisha, of which Aysha is a spelling.

People (2022): 5,986
Rank in Brazil: #2,421
Median age: 7 years
2010 Census: 735; people

Aysha in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Aysha, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 2010s (3,293 people).

5,940 women 46 men

Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.

Where the name Aysha is most common

States with the highest share of people named Aysha in the population, in the 2022 Census.

Amazonas 0.007%
Maranhão 0.005%
Sergipe 0.005%
Pará 0.005%
Rio Grande do Norte 0.005%

All states

State	People	% of population
São Paulo	1,033	0.002%
Bahia	494	0.004%
Rio de Janeiro	429	0.003%
Minas Gerais	407	0.002%
Pará	383	0.005%
Maranhão	343	0.005%
Pernambuco	302	0.003%
Amazonas	260	0.007%
Rio Grande do Sul	240	0.002%
Ceará	228	0.003%
Paraná	203	0.002%
Goiás	177	0.003%
Paraíba	160	0.004%
Rio Grande do Norte	152	0.005%
Piauí	150	0.005%
Alagoas	129	0.004%
Santa Catarina	118	0.002%
Distrito Federal	117	0.004%
Sergipe	110	0.005%
Espírito Santo	108	0.003%
Mato Grosso	82	0.002%
Acre	72	0.009%
Tocantins	64	0.004%
Mato Grosso do Sul	59	0.002%
Amapá	59	0.008%
Roraima	59	0.009%
Rondônia	48	0.003%

States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.

The spelling Aysha

Uses Y in place of the I; it is the most recorded in the group.

About the name Aisha

Wiktionary records Aisha as a feminine name from the Arabic عَائِشَة (ʕāʔiša). Behind the Name gives the meaning "alive", linked to the Arabic root ʿāsha, "to live", and cites Aysha as a variant. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 4,953 people named Aisha, with a median age of 8. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) lists Aysha among the spelling variants. The name is almost always female, and most of the records in the group are of people born from 2010 onward.

Other spellings of Aisha

Spelling	People (2022)
Aysha	5,986
Aisha	4,953

Sources

Wiktionary: Aisha · en.wiktionary.org · origin
Behind the Name: Aisha · behindthename.com · meaning
Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Aisha · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling

Questions about the name Aysha

What does the name Aysha mean?

Aysha means “alive, from Arabic”, according to Behind the Name. This is the meaning of the name Aisha, of which Aysha is a spelling.

How many people are named Aysha in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 5,986 people with the first name Aysha, which ranks it number 2,421 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2010s.

Is Aysha a boy's or a girl's name?

Aysha is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 5,940 women and 46 men had this name.

What is the origin of the name Aysha?

Aysha is a name of Arabic origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Aysha most common?

Proportionally, in Amazonas: 0.007% of the state's population is named Aysha (260 people), according to the 2022 Census.

What are the other spellings of Aysha?

Aisha. IBGE counts each spelling separately.

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