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Ieshea
How to Pronounce Ieshea
Pronounced ee-SHAY-ah /iˈʃeɪ.ə/Medium
Meaning: Ieshea is a phonetic American variant of Iesha or Aisha, from the Arabic aisha, meaning 'alive, living, prosperous,' famously the name of the Prophet Muhammad's wife Aisha bint Abi Bakr.Medium
Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data
U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.
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History & Origin
Ieshea is a reshaped American spelling of Aisha, from the Arabic aisha, 'alive, living, prosperous.' The name is deeply significant in Islamic history and was widely adapted with creative spellings by American families in the late twentieth century.
Ieshea was never common in this spelling, given to only about twenty girls a year at its peak around 1991, appearing across nearly two decades from 1975 to 1992. It reads today as a soft, distinctly late-20th-century American variant.
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Frequently Asked
What does the name Ieshea mean?
It is a variant spelling of Aisha, from the Arabic aisha, meaning 'alive, living, prosperous.'
How do you pronounce Ieshea?
It is said ee-SHAY-ah /iˈʃeɪ.ə/, three syllables with the stress on the second.
Is Ieshea a boy or girl name?
Ieshea is used as a girl's name.
How popular is Ieshea?
It has always been rare in the United States in this spelling, given to only about twenty girls a year at its peak in the early 1990s.