US rank #6450 Girls' name Peak 2003 623 births

Alaisha — #6450 US girls' name

623 babies named Alaisha in U.S. Social Security records since 1979, with the highest year being 2003. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s51980s61990s1272000s2592010s1682020s58
#6450
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 63% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

42% of everyone ever named Alaisha was born in this single decade.

2003
Single peak year

39 babies were named Alaisha in 2003 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Alaisha

The Social Security Administration has registered 623 babies named Alaisha between 1979 and 2024, spanning 46 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Alaisha currently holds the #6450 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2003, when 39 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Alaisha performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 259 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Alaisha shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 21 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Louisiana. In total, SSA state-level files list Alaisha in 4 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Alaisha in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 623 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Alaisha at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

623

Since 1979

46 years of records

Peak year

2003

39 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#6,450

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1979

Recorded for 46 years

Last year on file: 2024

Alaisha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1979

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2003)
39
Annual births at peak — across 46 years of records
01020304050 202420192014200920041999199419861979 5

Alaisha by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
259 births that decade — 42% of Alaisha's all-time total
1970s51980s61990s1272000s2592010s1682020s58

Alaisha by state

Where Alaisha concentrates geographically — total births since 1979

Geographically diffuse
Top 4 states by recorded births for the name Alaisha
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
21 3.4%
#2 Texas
6 1.0%
#3 Louisiana
5 0.8%
#4 South Carolina
5 0.8%
New York share of Alaisha's total US births 3.4%
Even split

21 of 623 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Alaisha?
623 babies have been named Alaisha since 1979. It currently ranks #6450 among girls. The peak year was 2003 with 39 births.
When was Alaisha most popular?
Alaisha was most popular in the 2000s decade with 259 total births. The single peak year was 2003.
Where is Alaisha most popular?
The top states for the name Alaisha are New York (21 births), Texas (6 births), Louisiana (5 births).
How long has the name Alaisha been used?
Alaisha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1979, spanning 46 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Alaisha?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Alana, Alaina, Alayna, Alanna, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1979–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.