77%RatingSave Gender Feminine Usage Swahili Meaning & History From Swahili ishi meaning "live, exist", derived from Arabic عاش (ʿāsha). Related NamesFamily Tree·Details RootʿāshaVariantEsheSame SpellingAsha 1 PopularityDetails Last ranked #923 in 2015 England and Wales Last ranked #978 in 2003 United States People think this name isRate·Details youthful upper class natural wholesome strong refined strange simple serious Categories apotropaic names, currently out of the US top 1000, life, top 10 in Tanzania