Girls' name · since 1987
Alaysha
1,886 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.
- #4,868 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,557 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,886
- born since 1987
- 2000s
- peak decade
Alaysha currently ranks #2557 among girls' names in America, with 1,886 babies recorded since 1987.
Social Security Administration records show Alaysha recorded 1,886 times among girls since 1987, holding rank #2557 nationally today, ahead of 85% 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 1987 to 2025.
- #4,868 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #2,557 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,886 born since 1987
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Alaysha ranks #4,868 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,557 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,886 born since 1987, peaking in the 2000s.
- #4,868 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,557 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,886
- born since 1987
- 2000s
- peak decade
Alaysha's 1,886 recorded births place it above 93.27% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
19 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Alaysha compares
1,886 Top 23% higher than 77% 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
Alaysha's all-time total is 5x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Alaysha | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,886 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 109 | 21 | 19,840 |
Alaysha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Alaysha's SSA record in two at 2007 and the more recent half accounts for 52% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 48%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1987, with only 8 births recorded -- set against the 2001 peak of 109, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Alaysha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1987–2025
- Peak year (2001)
- 109
- Annual births at peak, across 39 years of records
Alaysha by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (810 births, 43% of the file).
2000s was Alaysha's strongest decade.
810 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.
Alaysha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 17
1980s
17 births
- 1990s 302
1990s
302 births
- 2000s
2000s
810 births
- 2010s
2010s
474 births
- 2020s 283
2020s
283 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 810 births (43% of all-time use).
How Alaysha 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 Alaysha's total volume
Alaysha by state
Where Alaysha concentrates geographically, total births since 1987
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 116 | 6.2% |
| #2 | Texas | | 99 | 5.2% |
| #3 | Florida | | 91 | 4.8% |
| #4 | Louisiana | | 63 | 3.3% |
| #5 | California | | 44 | 2.3% |
| #6 | Georgia | | 37 | 2.0% |
| #7 | North Carolina | | 29 | 1.5% |
| #8 | Pennsylvania | | 28 | 1.5% |
116 of 1,886 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 19 reporting states.
Alaysha appears in 19 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Alaysha's data
- Alaysha's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (810 total births) through the 2020s (283) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Alayshas (116 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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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Alaysha: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2001)
Similar record span (~38 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, 1987–2025 (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 Alaysha 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.