Arisha
Feminine
Arisha arrives from two directions: a Russian affectionate form of Arina, and a South Asian name in its own right. The spelling is the same and the histories are unrelated.
How old is the name Arisha?
Arisha first appears in US birth records in 1972 — 53 years ago. The typical Arisha is a kid of about 11 — this name's wave is very recent. About 1,000 people named Arisha are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Arisha most popular?
Arisha peaked in 2019, reaching #3002 nationally. Today it ranks #3211, 209 places below that high. See the whole 2019 chart.
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Where it comes from
Origin, sound and short forms
Our story of Arisha
Our reading rather than a record's. Russian builds affection into its names in a way English does not: Arina becomes Arisha, Ekaterina becomes Katya, and the diminutive is not a shortening but a whole second name used inside the family. Arisha is one of those, and it has been carried out of the household and onto birth certificates by Russian-speaking families abroad. The South Asian Arisha is a separate name that happens to land on the same six letters — which is a thing that happens more often than anyone expects.
Meaningnot established
Not established
There is no single source. In Russian, Arisha is the standard affectionate form of Arina, which is itself a form of Irina, from the Greek word for peace. In South Asian use the name appears among a group of modern Arabic- and Sanskrit-influenced names whose derivation is not documented.
Pronouncing Arisha
ah-REE-shah
Three syllables with the stress in the middle. Russian and Urdu usage agree on this.
Nicknames for Arisha
Moderate
What the data says
146 years of official birth records
The long climb, and where it stands now
The same years in position rather than babies
- First recorded
- 1972
- Most girls named
- 201954 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #3002reached in 2019
- Change vs 2024
- +4.3%49 in 2025, from 47
Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.
Arisha in other languages
The same name elsewhere
- Ариша in Russian — transliteration
- Arina in Russian — related form
- Arisha in Urdu — same name
Strongest US states over the last decade: New York, California, Texas.
Arishas among us
people named Arisha are estimated to be alive in the US today
About 1 girl in 32,801 born in 2025 was named Arisha
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
Is it right for you
What happens to a name after it peaks
The Damara test
Every popular name lives one long story — a climb, a peak, a slow settling back. Arisha's later chapters haven't been written yet, so we borrowed them: Damara climbed just as high around 1980, and its whole arc is on record. Line the two peaks up, and Damara's path sketches the road Arisha is walking now.
Arisha sits in the calm middle of the cycle — neither chasing a wave nor sliding off one. Middle-of-the-cycle names age slowly and predictably.
A scored estimate from 146 years of naming cycles — not a prophecy. Great names outlive statistics. How this is scored
Where Arisha is headed
Arisha should hold steady through 2030 — the curve is flat, and flat curves are the most predictable kind.
Medium confidence — fitted on official counts through 2025.
A damped-trend projection of the official birth data — a sketch of momentum, not a promise. Every name's forecast, ranked.
Arisha beside its neighbors
The names ranked closest to Arisha in 2025, in babies rather than position — the bars are to scale.
US girls given each name in 2025.
The trade-off
- Open vowels throughout, so it is readable in Russian, Urdu, Spanish and English alike.
- Ari is a short form that is current and works at every age.
- It belongs to two living communities at once, which suits families with more than one heritage.
- In Russian it is a diminutive by construction, and older relatives may treat it as one.
- Arisha, Areesha and Arishaa all appear, so the spelling will be asked for.
- There is no single meaning, so the honest answer names two traditions.
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Frequently asked
- How many Arishas are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 1,000 people named Arisha are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Arisha in 2025?
- Arisha ranks #3211 among US girl names in 2025, with 49 babies given the name.
- How rare is the name Arisha?
- About 1 in every 32,801 US girls born in 2025 was named Arisha — 49 in all.
- Will my child share the name Arisha with classmates?
- Arisha will almost certainly be the only one in school.
Ranked beside Arisha
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