Alive or she who lives
Aixa is a Spanish variant of the Arabic name Aisha. It was famously borne by the mother of Boabdil, the last Moorish king of Granada, known in history as Aixa al-Horra. The name carries a legacy of resilience and nobility from the Al-Andalus period of Spain.
Less common today
Aixa isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #2,800 in 2007.
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
Spanish novelist and playwright
15th-century noblewoman and mother of the last Sultan of Granada
Puerto Rican actress and model
