Alisha

#1,229 for girls in 2025, 183 births · Last seen for boys in 2004 at #11,356
Given to girls 99.8% of the time

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Peak · girls
1987 · 2,392 births
Debut · girls
6 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
56,996
since 1948

Alisha over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Alisha has never cracked the top 100 here.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201973peak #118, 1987girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#1,229183—
2024#1,140212—
2023#1,226192—
2022#1,111223—
2021#1,249188—
2020#1,093223—
2019#1,089229—
2018#956276—
2017#870314—
2016#987269—
2015#921298—
2014#891305—
2013#866297—
2012#865307—
2011#764360—
2010#782352—
2009#760375—
2008#648476—
2007#552554—
2006#585500—
2005#490625—
2004#446685#11,3565
2003#439685—
2002#409711—
2001#417684—
2000#401715—
1999#374765—
1998#341857—
1997#289990—
1996#2401,163—
1995#2211,279—
1994#2001,497—
1993#1731,721#6,8167
1992#1631,855#8,4355
1991#1492,041—
1990#1352,342—
1989#1232,437#2,98920
1988#1262,268#5,2008
1987#1182,392#4,9688
1986#1252,236#5,3327
1985#1312,211#6,5235
1984#1232,293#3,27013
1983#1412,048—
1982#1452,015—
1981#1421,997#6,2625
1980#1511,854#3,83810
1979#1621,721#4,8427
1978#1881,377#4,5547
1977#2011,316#4,5827
1976#254933—
1975#296791#3,24611
1974#325682—
1973#360590#4,5056
1972#382560—
1971#406528—
1970#481420—
1969#506372—
1968#620239—
1967#755169—
1966#856137—
1965#787157—
1964#964120—
1963#1,11396—
1962#1,29273—
1961#1,59850—
1960#1,41760—
1959#2,51721—
1958#3,92510—
1957#4,2029—
1956#3,32113—
1955#4,3768—
1954#4,6557—
1953#3,9559—
1952#3,7969—
1951#4,8336—
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First appearance
1948

The first year at least five girls were named Alisha! It came in at #4,651, and was given to 6 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1950, when fewer than 5 girls a year got the name.

Where Alisha is popular in 1973

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Alisha, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Alisha, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Alisha, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Alisha, so not publishedNHWashington: #280 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,566 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Alisha, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Alisha, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Alisha, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #352 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 3,254 girlsMNIllinois: #404 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 2,701 girlsILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Alisha, so not publishedWIMichigan: #349 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 2,453 girlsMINew York: #499 for girls · 29 births · 1 in 3,564 girlsNYMassachusetts: #383 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 3,171 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Alisha, so not publishedRIOregon: #312 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,759 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Alisha, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Alisha, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Alisha, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 girls named Alisha, so not publishedIAIndiana: #327 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 2,216 girlsINOhio: #404 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 3,345 girlsOHPennsylvania: #354 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 2,502 girlsPANew Jersey: #352 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 2,246 girlsNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Alisha, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #416 for girls · 52 births · 1 in 2,515 girlsCAUtah: #190 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 835 girlsUTColorado: #312 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,739 girlsCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Alisha, so not publishedNEMissouri: #341 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,430 girlsMOKentucky: #354 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,577 girlsKYWest Virginia: #303 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,897 girlsWVVirginia: #338 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,339 girlsVAMaryland: #303 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,881 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Alisha, so not publishedDEArizona: #339 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,642 girlsAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Alisha, so not publishedNMKansas: #381 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,393 girlsKSArkansas: #270 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,384 girlsARTennessee: #262 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 1,524 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #236 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 1,292 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #354 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,297 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: #280 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,278 girlsDCOklahoma: #210 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 961 girlsOKLouisiana: #243 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 1,117 girlsLAMississippi: #235 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,172 girlsMSAlabama: #259 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 1,351 girlsALGeorgia: #287 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 1,622 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Alisha, so not publishedHITexas: #317 for girls · 55 births · 1 in 1,716 girlsTXFlorida: #413 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 2,684 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Utah#190 · 1 in 835
  2. Oklahoma#210 · 1 in 961
  3. Mississippi#235 · 1 in 1,172
  4. North Carolina#236 · 1 in 1,292
  5. Louisiana#243 · 1 in 1,117

Best ever in a state: #48 in Wyoming, 1988.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Utah#190131 in 835
Oklahoma#210161 in 961
Mississippi#235141 in 1,172
North Carolina#236271 in 1,292
Louisiana#243231 in 1,117
Alabama#259171 in 1,351
Tennessee#262181 in 1,524
Arkansas#27091 in 1,384
District of Columbia#28051 in 1,278
Washington#280121 in 1,566
Georgia#287211 in 1,622
Maryland#303101 in 1,881
West Virginia#30361 in 1,897
Colorado#31291 in 1,739
Oregon#31271 in 1,759
Texas#317551 in 1,716
Indiana#327161 in 2,216
Virginia#338121 in 2,339
Arizona#33991 in 1,642
Missouri#341121 in 2,430
Michigan#349241 in 2,453
Minnesota#35271 in 3,254
New Jersey#352171 in 2,246
Kentucky#35491 in 2,577
Pennsylvania#354271 in 2,502
South Carolina#35481 in 2,297
Kansas#38151 in 2,393
Massachusetts#383101 in 3,171
Illinois#404261 in 2,701
Ohio#404211 in 3,345
Florida#413161 in 2,684
California#416521 in 2,515
New York#499291 in 3,564
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Alisha
Momentum · girls
Holding steady
  • 89 spots since 2024 (#1,140 → #1,229)
  • 136 spots since 2020 (#1,093 → #1,229)
  • 308 spots since 2015 (#921 → #1,229)
  • Biggest jump: 177 spots in 1965 (#964 → #787)
  • Biggest drop: 133 spots in 2019 (#956 → #1,089)
Rise & fade · girls
39 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1948
  • Peaked 1987 at #118 (2,392 births)
  • Births halved by 1996, 9 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 55 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 55 yrs · run 1964–2018
Share of babies · girls
1 in 727
  • Highest: 1 in 727 girls born in 1987 were named Alisha (0.14%)
  • Latest: 1 in 8,783 girls born in 2025 (0.01%)
Era · girls
The 1980s
  • 38.2% of all girls named Alisha (21,751) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1940s14#3,892 (1949)#4,272
1950s92#2,517 (1959)#3,953
1960s1,473#506 (1969)#991
1970s8,918#162 (1979)#306
1980s21,751#118 (1987)#133
1990s14,510#135 (1990)#229
2000s6,010#401 (2000)#515
2010s3,007#764 (2011)#899
2020s1,221#1,093 (2020)#1,175

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Alisha in 1973

girls
#360
590 births · 1 in 2,472 girls
boys
#4,505
6 births · 1 in 259,763 boys

Top girls' names in 1973

  1. #1Jennifer62,448
  2. #2Amy26,962
  3. #3Michelle26,935
  4. #4Kimberly23,531
  5. #5Lisa22,677
  6. #6Melissa22,479
  7. #7Angela20,898
  8. #8Heather19,347
  9. #9Stephanie17,263
  10. #10Rebecca14,868
  11. #360Alisha590

Top boys' names in 1973

  1. #1Michael67,797
  2. #2Christopher48,313
  3. #3Jason46,683
  4. #4James42,836
  5. #5David41,082
  6. #6John39,165
  7. #7Robert38,698
  8. #8Brian35,686
  9. #9William28,018
  10. #10Matthew24,531
  11. #4,505Alisha6
More about 1973

girls

1,458,209 girls got a published name in 1973; 1 in 2,472 of them was named Alisha, which outranked 96.3% of the 9,810 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.7% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Alisha
  1. #357Jacquelyn593
  2. #358Audra592
  3. #359Jenna591
  4. #360Alisha590
  5. #360Tisha590
  6. #362Miriam589
  7. #362Selena589
  8. #364Elisa585

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1972
Risers
  1. ↑ 4,091Cicely#4,793 → #702
  2. ↑ 2,295Aubrey#3,177 → #882
  3. ↑ 1,847Nyree#2,680 → #833
  4. ↑ 1,533Danyell#2,523 → #990
  5. ↑ 1,496Vonetta#2,311 → #815
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,814Camisha#815 → #2,629
  2. ↓ 470Andra#904 → #1,374
  3. ↓ 416Cherilyn#823 → #1,239
  4. ↓ 284Keena#848 → #1,132
  5. ↓ 281Nicolle#734 → #1,015

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,558,576 boys got a published name in 1973; 1 in 259,763 of them was named Alisha, which outranked 23.3% of the 5,877 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 26.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Alisha
  1. #4,054Zakary7
  2. #4,054Zalmen7
  3. #4,054Zubin7
  4. #4,505Alisha6
  5. #4,505Abdu6
  6. #4,505Abelino6
  7. #4,505Able6
  8. #5,101Abdalla5
  9. #5,101Abiel5
  10. #5,101Abrahm5

Tied with 595 names at #4,505; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1972
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,348Vashon#3,152 → #804
  2. ↑ 1,405Jory#2,158 → #753
  3. ↑ 348Pernell#1,262 → #914
  4. ↑ 345Enoch#1,307 → #962
  5. ↑ 273Tarik#1,177 → #904
Fallers
  1. ↓ 669Jabbar#917 → #1,586
  2. ↓ 361Wes#993 → #1,354
  3. ↓ 326Paris#797 → #1,123
  4. ↓ 284Christophe#984 → #1,268
  5. ↓ 272Bennett#851 → #1,123

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1973 →