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Iyesha

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How to Pronounce Iyesha

Pronounced ee-YAY-shuh /iˈjeɪʃə/Low

Meaning: Iyesha is a spelling variant of Ayesha, itself a form of the Arabic Aisha meaning alive or living; Aisha was the name of a wife of the Prophet Muhammad, and this respelling keeps that meaning while reshaping the sound.Low

In 30 seconds: Iyesha is a variant of Ayesha or Aisha, the Arabic name meaning alive or living. It reached a small number of United States girls and is said ee-YAY-shuh.
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Origin LowArabic, American
MeaningIyesha is a spelling variant of Ayesha, itself a form of the Arabic Aisha meaning alive or living; Aisha was the name of a wife of the Prophet Muhammad, and this respelling keeps that meaning while reshaping the sound.
U.S. rank (2013)#17622 ↘ Falling
2013 U.S. births5 girls (0.00% of U.S. girls)
Peak year1991
Total births (all-time)≈ 269

Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data

peak 199119742013

U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.

SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.

History & Origin

Iyesha surfaced in the mid nineteen-seventies and reached its modest high around 1991, one of several creative spellings of the same beloved root.

It was never common, given to only about twenty girls a year even at its peak. A girl named Iyesha then would be in her thirties today. The name keeps the meaning alive while giving Aisha a fresh, flowing spelling.

Did you know? Aisha is one of the most honored names in Islamic history; the many American respellings of the nineteen-seventies and eighties, Iyesha among them, reflect how widely the name traveled through African American families.
Overall data confidence 35%
References - Iyesha — Variant of Ayesha/Aisha; Arabic, alive/living; name of a wife of the Prophet Muhammad

Variations

AyeshaAishaIesha

Nicknames

IyeYesha

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Ayesha— a common variant this reshapes
Iesha— a very close spelling variant
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Frequently Asked

What does the name Iyesha mean?

It is a variant of Ayesha or Aisha, from Arabic meaning alive or living.

How do you pronounce Iyesha?

It is said ee-YAY-shuh /iˈjeɪʃə/, with the stress on the second syllable.

Is Iyesha a boy or girl name?

Iyesha is recorded as a girl's name.

How popular is Iyesha?

It has always been rare, given to only about twenty girls a year even at its height in the early nineteen-nineties.

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