UK girl's name
Aiyesha
For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 2006. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.
Aiyesha is a girl's name in the UK records. People looking for Aiyesha popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2006 in this profile. In that release it ranked #5061, with 3 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 1999, with 4 births.
This profile covers 10 England and Wales registrations across 3 recorded years from 1999 to 2006. The figures come from ONS England and Wales, so the page is a view of published baby-name registrations rather than a forecast or a live count of people using the name today.
The latest count is about 75% of the recorded peak, which gives a quick read on how the name has moved since its high point.
We estimate that about 10 living people in the UK are called Aiyesha. This uses published birth registrations from England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, then applies ONS national life tables to estimate how many are likely still alive. It does not forecast extra births for 2007 or 2026.
Key insights
- • Aiyesha ranked #5061 for girls in England and Wales in 2006, with 3 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 1999, when 4 girls were registered as Aiyesha.
- • About 10 living people in the UK are estimated to have Aiyesha as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
#5061
2006
Births in 2006
3
Latest year
Peak year
1999
4 births
Estimated living
10
2026
Popularity
Aiyesha over time
The chart below shows babies named Aiyesha registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 1999 to 2006. Empty years are left out so rare names are not stretched across long periods where the published files do not show any registrations.
For Aiyesha, the clearest high point is 1999. The latest England and Wales figure is 3 births in 2006, compared with 4 at the peak.
Babies born per year
Decades
Aiyesha by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Aiyesha was a short-lived spike or a name that stayed in regular use. Average rank is calculated only from years where a published rank exists.
| Decade | Average rank | Total births | Years covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | #4599 | 6 | 2 |
| 1990s | #3225 | 4 | 1 |
Related
Names similar to Aiyesha
- Amelia 94,830
- Ava 54,556
- Amy 52,495
- Alice 46,815
- Abigail 45,658
- Amber 31,922
- Anna 27,802
- Alexandra 19,455
- Amelie 18,051
- Abbie 15,971
- Aimee 15,158
- Annabelle 15,120
FAQ
Aiyesha: questions and answers
How popular is the name Aiyesha in the UK right now?
In 2006, Aiyesha was ranked #5061 for girls in England and Wales, with 3 births registered.
When was Aiyesha most popular?
The peak year on record was 1999, with 4 babies registered as Aiyesha in England and Wales.
How many people are called Aiyesha in the UK?
A total of 10 babies have been registered as Aiyesha across the 3 years of ONS England & Wales records shown here.
Which records is this page based on?
The England and Wales timeline uses ONS baby-name records. Scotland figures come from NRS and Northern Ireland figures come from NISRA. Counts are registrations in published baby-name files. The living estimate uses those birth registrations with ONS national life tables.