US rank #3659 Girls' name Peak 2001 1,817 births

Alaysha — #3659 US girls' name

1,817 babies named Alaysha in U.S. Social Security records since 1987, with the highest year being 2001. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s171990s3022000s8102010s4742020s214
#3659
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 79% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

45% of everyone ever named Alaysha was born in this single decade.

2001
Single peak year

109 babies were named Alaysha in 2001 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Alaysha

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,817 babies named Alaysha between 1987 and 2024, spanning 38 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Alaysha currently holds the #3659 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2001, when 109 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Alaysha performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 810 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Alaysha shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 103 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Alaysha in 19 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Alaysha 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 1,817 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.

Alaysha at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,817

Since 1987

38 years of records

Peak year

2001

109 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#3,659

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1987

Recorded for 38 years

Last year on file: 2024

Alaysha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1987

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2001)
109
Annual births at peak — across 38 years of records
050100150 202420192014200920041999199419891987 8

Alaysha by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
810 births that decade — 45% of Alaysha's all-time total
1980s171990s3022000s8102010s4742020s214

Alaysha by state

Where Alaysha concentrates geographically — total births since 1987

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Alaysha
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
103 5.7%
#2 Texas
92 5.1%
#3 Florida
85 4.7%
#4 Louisiana
63 3.5%
#5 California
44 2.4%
#6 Georgia
37 2.0%
#7 North Carolina
29 1.6%
#8 Pennsylvania
28 1.5%
New York share of Alaysha's total US births 5.7%
Even split

103 of 1,817 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 19 reporting states.

Alaysha appears in 19 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Alaysha?
1,817 babies have been named Alaysha since 1987. It currently ranks #3659 among girls. The peak year was 2001 with 109 births.
When was Alaysha most popular?
Alaysha was most popular in the 2000s decade with 810 total births. The single peak year was 2001.
Where is Alaysha most popular?
The top states for the name Alaysha are New York (103 births), Texas (92 births), Florida (85 births).
How long has the name Alaysha been used?
Alaysha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1987, spanning 38 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Alaysha?
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, 1987–2024 (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.