Alysha: Name Popularity, History & Rankings (1880

Rank 2025

#3,465

among girls · ↓127 vs 2024

Babies in 2025

named Alysha · -6% vs 2024

How common

1 in 36,529

girls born in 2025

Peak year

1990

630 babies

All-time total

9,601

#1,719 all-time among girls

First recorded

1965

in Social Security records

Alysha popularity over time

9,601 babies have been named Alysha since 1965, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure

Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade	Girls	Per year	Change	Best rank
1880s	–	–	–	–
1890s	–	–	–	–
1900s	–	–	–	–
1910s	–	–	–	–
1920s	–	–	–	–
1930s	–	–	–	–
1940s	–	–	–	–
1950s	–	–	–	–
1960s	33	3	–	#3,781
1970s	484	48	+1367%	#1,204
1980s	2,431	243	+402%	#421
1990s	4,118	412	+69%	#410
2000s	1,668	167	-59%	#914
2010s	610	61	-63%	#1,796
2020s (to 2025)	257	43	-30%	#3,096

Where Alysha is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year	Projected babies	Per 1,000 girls	Implied rank
2026	44	0.03	outside top 500
2027	44	0.03	outside top 500
2028	44	0.03	outside top 500
2029	44	0.03	outside top 500
2030	44	0.03	outside top 500

The story of Alysha

Alysha is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #3,465 in 2025 with 44 babies given the name. It is currently holding steady compared with a decade ago.

Since 1965, 9,601 American babies have been named Alysha. Its peak came in 1990, when 630 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 1990s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Alysha stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Alysha?

The median living Alysha is about 32 years old; half are between 25 and 36. An estimated 9,400 people named Alysha are alive in the United States today.

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Alysha year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year	Girls	Girls rank
2025	44	#3,465
2024	47	#3,338
2023	38	#3,914
2022	38	#3,897
2021	39	#3,805
2020	51	#3,096
2019	42	#3,614
2018	46	#3,401
2017	34	#4,223
2016	47	#3,380
2015	54	#3,093
2014	46	#3,427
2013	61	#2,804
2012	68	#2,632
2011	98	#2,000
2010	114	#1,796
2009	93	#2,150
2008	132	#1,685
2007	114	#1,848
2006	136	#1,581
2005	162	#1,343
2004	203	#1,122
2003	168	#1,251
2002	231	#960
2001	190	#1,112
2000	239	#914
1995	387	#588
1990	630	#410
1985	182	#880
1980	99	#1,286
1975	39	#2,170
1970	12	#4,499
1965	9	#4,505
1960	–	–
1955	–	–
1950	–	–
1945	–	–
1940	–	–
1935	–	–
1930	–	–
1925	–	–
1920	–	–
1915	–	–
1910	–	–
1905	–	–
1900	–	–
1895	–	–
1890	–	–
1885	–	–
1880	–	–

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Alysha, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Alysha?

The median living Alysha is about 32 years old. Half of all living Alyshas are between 25 and 36 years old.

How many people named Alysha are alive today?

An estimated 9,400 people named Alysha are alive in the United States, based on 9,601 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Alysha mean?

A female given name, variant of Alicia.

How popular is the name Alysha in 2025?

Alysha ranked #3,465 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 44 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Alysha?

9,601 babies have been named Alysha in the United States since 1965, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Alysha most popular?

Alysha peaked in 1990, when 630 newborns received the name.

Is Alysha a boy or girl name?

Alysha is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Alysha rising or falling?

Alysha has been roughly stable over the past decade.

Will Alysha become more popular?

Alysha looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 44 girls named Alysha in 2030, ranking outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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