Girl’s name · Arabic, African

Aïssé

How to say it: a-ee-SAY · /aiˈse/

West African form of Aisha from Arabic 'alive' - common in Mali, Senegal and France.

Aïssé was the 9,464th most popular girls’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 0 babies (Social Security Administration). Its busiest decade was the 1870s, its births are down about 55% in ten years, and it is projected to slip to #11,535 by 2030.

Updated · SSA 2025 data, published May 2026 · Insee 2025 data, published July 2026 · How we compute these figures

#9,464for girls in 2025
1 in 414,417US babies
0born in 2025
#11,535projected for 2030
1870sits peak decade
under 1 in 200chance a classmate shares it

Key facts

Key facts about Aïssé
Rank among girls’ names, 2025#9,464
Babies born in 20250
Share of births1 in 414,417
Peak decade1870s
Change over 10 years−55%
Projected rank for 2030 (estimate)#11,535
In France, 2025#667 among girls’ names, 35 births

Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France). How we compute these figures.

Its life, decade by decade

Aïssé peaked in the 1870s and is less common today.

1900195020002020–25
Peak: 1 per million births, 1870s.

What goes with it

Nicknames

  • Aïcha
  • Issé

Honouring a Aïssé in the family

In the classroom

In a class of 25 children born in 2025, the chance that another child is called Aïssé is about under 1 in 200.

Around the world

This spelling is used in Arabic, French.

In France: #667 for girls in 2025.

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