Home › Baby Names Directory › Myiesha

Myiesha

♀ Girl

How to Pronounce Myiesha

Pronounced my-EE-shuh /maɪˈiː.ʃə/High

Meaning: Myiesha is an American respelling that grows out of Aisha and Ayesha, the Arabic name meaning 'living, alive' borne by a wife of the Prophet Muhammad. The My- opening and -iesha spelling are stylistic, but the inherited meaning traces to that Arabic root.Medium

In 30 seconds: Myiesha is an American elaboration of Aisha and Ayesha — Arabic for 'living, alive' — respelled with a My- opening. It crested in the mid-1990s and stayed uncommon.

💕 Browse more names

Origin MediumAfrican American, Arabic

MeaningMyiesha is an American respelling that grows out of Aisha and Ayesha, the Arabic name meaning 'living, alive' borne by a wife of the Prophet Muhammad. The My- opening and -iesha spelling are stylistic, but the inherited meaning traces to that Arabic root.

U.S. rank (2017)#17637 ↘ Falling

2017 U.S. births5 girls (0.00% of U.S. girls)

Peak year1995

Total births (all-time)≈ 657

Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data

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

Myiesha is a modern American spelling that reworks Aisha and Ayesha, the Arabic name meaning 'living, alive.' The My- opening and the -iesha tail are creative touches typical of African American naming in the 1980s and 90s, but the root meaning is inherited from the Arabic original. Because the spelling can mislead an English reader, it is said my-EE-shuh.

The name rose through the early 1990s and crested around 1995, borne by several hundred girls before slowly fading over the following decades. A Myiesha named at the peak is now about thirty, a younger millennial name. It remains rare and firmly of its era rather than reviving.

Did you know? Beneath its inventive spelling, Myiesha carries the meaning of Aisha, 'living, alive,' one of the most storied names in Arabic and Islamic history.

Overall data confidence 63%

Behind the Name — Aisha — Arabic root 'alive'; Myiesha is a modern respelling

Variations

MieshaMieshiaMyisha

Nicknames

MyaIesha

Famous Bearers

Famous bearers coming soon.

If you like Myiesha…

Aisha— the Arabic root name and meaning Myiesha inherits

Ayesha— the alternate spelling of the same parent name

Aaliyah— a same-era name of Arabic origin with flowing vowels

Kiesha— a like-sounding -iesha coinage of the same cohort

Explore names like Myiesha

By themeafrican-american 1990s arabic-root

All themes →All meanings →All origins →

Frequently Asked

What does the name Myiesha mean?

Myiesha is an elaboration of Aisha and Ayesha, from the Arabic for 'living, alive,' and inherits that meaning.

How do you pronounce Myiesha?

It's said my-EE-shuh /maɪˈiː.ʃə/ — three syllables, stress on the second.

Is Myiesha a boy or girl name?

Myiesha is used as a girl's name.

How popular is Myiesha?

Myiesha was an uncommon choice that crested in the middle of the nineteen-nineties and has been rare since.