UK girl's name
Mayesha
For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 2023. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.
Mayesha is a girl's name in the UK records. People looking for Mayesha popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2023 in this profile. In that release it ranked #5687, with 3 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 2002, with 14 births.
This profile covers 103 England and Wales registrations across 15 recorded years from 1997 to 2023. 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 21% of the recorded peak, which gives a quick read on how the name has moved since its high point.
We estimate that about 102 living people in the UK are called Mayesha. 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 2024 or 2026.
Key insights
- • Mayesha ranked #5687 for girls in England and Wales in 2023, with 3 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 2002, when 14 girls were registered as Mayesha.
- • About 102 living people in the UK are estimated to have Mayesha as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
#5687
2023
Births in 2023
3
Latest year
Peak year
2002
14 births
Estimated living
102
2026
Popularity
Mayesha over time
The chart below shows babies named Mayesha registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 1997 to 2023. Empty years are left out so rare names are not stretched across long periods where the published files do not show any registrations.
For Mayesha, the clearest high point is 2002. The latest England and Wales figure is 3 births in 2023, compared with 14 at the peak.
Babies born per year
Decades
Mayesha by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Mayesha 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020s | #5687 | 3 | 1 |
| 2010s | #5754 | 6 | 2 |
| 2000s | #2442 | 86 | 10 |
| 1990s | #3297 | 8 | 2 |
Related
Names similar to Mayesha
- Megan 70,884
- Mia 67,204
- Molly 47,734
- Millie 44,390
- Maisie 32,671
- Matilda 29,965
- Maya 26,445
- Madison 18,441
- Maria 17,304
- Mollie 15,914
- Martha 15,116
- Maddison 14,918
FAQ
Mayesha: questions and answers
How popular is the name Mayesha in the UK right now?
In 2023, Mayesha was ranked #5687 for girls in England and Wales, with 3 births registered.
When was Mayesha most popular?
The peak year on record was 2002, with 14 babies registered as Mayesha in England and Wales.
How many people are called Mayesha in the UK?
A total of 103 babies have been registered as Mayesha across the 15 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.