Ayesha Howard
There are approximately 5 people named Ayesha Howard living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 68,550,868 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Ayesha with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Howard. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census demographics where available.
Expected bearers
5
1 in 68,550,868
Named Ayesha
6.3K
Alive today
Named Howard
291K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 6.3K
Rarity: Rare
Gender: Female
Peak year: 2016
Average age: 27
Top Census group: Asian and Pacific Islander (66.2%)
Estimated bearers: 291K
Rarity: Common
Census rank: #81
Per 100K: 84.79
Top ancestry: White (61.7%)
First name trend
Ayesha: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Ayesha. The peak year was 2016 with 177 births. The average person named Ayesha today is 27 years old.
Babies born per year
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Ayesha
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the first name Ayesha, from the 2020 US Census Bureau first-name tables. The largest published group is Asian and Pacific Islander at 66.2%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Ayesha described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the name Ayesha at the time of the Census. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- Asian and Pacific Islander66.2% · 6,050
- Black or African American21.3% · 1,952
- White4.6% · 421
- Two or more races4.0% · 364
- Hispanic or Latino3.5% · 318
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.4% · 39
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Howard surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Howard, from the 2020 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 61.7%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the surname Howard described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the surname Howard at the time of the Census. A surname does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White61.7% · 156,374
- Black or African American28.8% · 72,998
- Two or more races4.7% · 11,900
- Hispanic or Latino3.4% · 8,522
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.8% · 2,083
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.6% · 1,557
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Ayesha has a living-bearer frequency of 0.0018% of the US population, based on 6,298 estimated living Americans carrying this first name (from SSA birth records going back to 1880, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables).
Even though the Census Bureau now publishes first-name tables, we do not use that file as the main first-name input for this estimate. The latest first-name Census snapshot is from 2020, which makes it 6 years old today. Because Census first-name data is only released once every 10 years, SSA birth records plus CDC survival rates give a better current estimate of how many people are likely alive with the name Ayesha right now.
The surname Howard appears at a rate of 84.79 per 100,000 residents in the 2020 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0848%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 5 people with the full name Ayesha Howard. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
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FAQ
Ayesha Howard: questions and answers
How many people are named Ayesha Howard?
We estimate approximately 5 people in the United States share the full name Ayesha Howard. That works out to about 1 in 68,550,868 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.0018%) with the surname frequency (84.79 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Ayesha Howard?
We classify Ayesha Howard as "Very Rare". About 1 in 68,550,868 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Ayesha a male or female name?
Ayesha is predominantly female. Out of 6,538 total SSA registrations, 0.0% were male and 100.0% were female. See the full Ayesha profile for detailed gender data.
Where does this data come from?
First-name data comes from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files (1880 to 2024). Surname data comes from the 2020 US Census Bureau decennial surname tables. Living-bearer estimates use CDC actuarial life tables to adjust for mortality. Read the full methodology.
How many people have the full name Ayesha Howard?
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