girl's name
Maisha
- Gender Girl
- Letters 6
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 3,167
Ireland
#934
2023 births
Maisha is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 13 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 1977, when 114 babies were given the name.
- Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 255,037 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1968.
Maisha over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1960s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1960s | 23 |
| 1970s | 738 |
| 1980s | 365 |
| 1990s | 283 |
| 2000s | 230 |
| 2010s | 157 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 122 |
How popular is Maisha?
In 2025, Maisha was given to 13 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Maisha is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
How Maisha is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Maïsha | Maïsha is a rare spelling of Maisha, written with a diaeresis and recorded about 115 times, mostly in France. | 115 |
Names that peaked alongside Maisha
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Maisha also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Maisha over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Maisha
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Maisha — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Maisha
How popular is the name Maisha?
In 2025, Maisha was given to 13 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Maisha a girl's or a boy's name?
Maisha is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Maisha most popular?
Maisha peaked in 1977, when 114 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
Is Maisha a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Maisha currently ranks #2,169 in the United States. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.