Ayesha is a spelling of the Arabic name Aisha, which means "alive" or "living". It was borne by Aisha bint Abi Bakr, a wife of the Prophet Muhammad and one of the most learned women of early Islam, and the spelling Ayesha is especially common in Pakistan and India. In the United States Ayesha has stayed close to the same level for 25 years, ranking number 1571 in 2000, peaking at number 1331 in 2016 and standing at number 1396 in 2025.