Iesha is a girl name with a modern feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Iesha means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Iesha across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Iesha has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Iesha is a girl name of Arabic origin meaning “alive, living”. A variant of Aisha.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 7,467 births |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 196 births |
| Scotland since 1974 | 3 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Iesha per year, United States (1968 to 2023). United States peaked in 1991 (1,905/yr) · England & Wales peaked in 1997 (19/yr) · Scotland peaked in 2010 (3/yr).
Iesha has been a fairly common baby name in the United States. It was most common in 1991, when it ranked #325 nationally (given to 1,905 babies that year).
Aisha · Ieshia · Asha · Esha · Yeshua · Isha · Ieisha · Ayesha
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