Girls' name · since 1979
Alaisha
645 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.
- #10,048 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,619 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 645
- born since 1979
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Alaisha is the #5619 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 645 recorded since 1979.
Social Security Administration records show Alaisha recorded 645 times among girls since 1979, holding rank #5619 nationally today, ahead of 68% of girls, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1979 to 2025.
- #10,048 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #5,619 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 645 born since 1979
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Alaisha ranks #10,048 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,619 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 645 born since 1979, peaking in the 2000s.
- #10,048 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,619 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 645
- born since 1979
- 2000s
- peak decade
Alaisha's 645 recorded births place it above 86.09% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Alaisha compares
645 Top 40% higher than 60% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Alaisha's all-time total is 72% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Alaisha | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 645 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 39 | 21 | 19,840 |
Alaisha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Alaisha splits its recorded history at 2007: 49% of all births land in the more recent half, 51% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1979 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2003 peak of 39 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Alaisha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1979–2025
- Peak year (2003)
- 39
- Annual births at peak, across 47 years of records
Alaisha by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (259 births, 40% of the file).
2000s was Alaisha's strongest decade.
259 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Alaisha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s 6
1980s
6 births
- 1990s
1990s
127 births
- 2000s
2000s
259 births
- 2010s
2010s
168 births
- 2020s 80
2020s
80 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 259 births (40% of all-time use).
How Alaisha compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Alaisha's total volume
Alaisha by state
Where Alaisha concentrates geographically, total births since 1979
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 21 | 3.3% |
| #2 | Texas | | 6 | 0.9% |
| #3 | Louisiana | | 5 | 0.8% |
| #4 | South Carolina | | 5 | 0.8% |
21 of 645 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Alaisha's data
- Alaisha's decade-level peak was the 2000s (259 total births); usage has since declined to 80 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Alaishas (21 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Alaisha: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2003)
Similar record span (~46 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1979–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Alaisha draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.