Aïssa
How to say it: ah-EE-sah · /aˈisa/
Arabic form of Hebrew Yeshua meaning 'God saves' - unisex usage common in West Africa and France.
Aïssa was the 9,472nd most popular girls’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 8 babies (Social Security Administration). Its busiest decade was the 1990s, its births are up about 8% in ten years, and it is projected to rise to #7,317 by 2030.
Updated · SSA 2025 data, published May 2026 · Insee 2025 data, published July 2026 · How we compute these figures
Key facts
| Rank among girls’ names, 2025 | #9,472 |
|---|---|
| Babies born in 2025 | 8 |
| Share of births | 1 in 414,417 |
| Peak decade | 1990s |
| Change over 10 years | +8% |
| Projected rank for 2030 (estimate) | #7,317 |
| In France, 2025 | #756 among girls’ names, 105 births |
Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France). How we compute these figures.
Its life, decade by decade
Aïssa has never gone out of use: even its quietest decade kept at least a quarter of its peak.
What goes with it
In the classroom
In a class of 25 children born in 2025, the chance that another child is called Aïssa is about under 1 in 200.
Around the world
This spelling is used in Arabic, English, French, Hebrew.
In France: #756 for girls in 2025.
Famous people named Aïssa
- Aïssa Mandi (born 1991)Algerian association football player
- Aïssa Maïga (born 1975)Senegalese actress, director, writer, producer, and activist
- Aïssa Laïdouni (born 1996)Tunisian, Algerian and French association football player
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