Girls' name · since 1992
Alayshia
Alayshia has 657 recorded births since 1992 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2011 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #9,931 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 657
- born since 1992
- 2000s
- peak decade
657 girls have been named Alayshia since 1992, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Alayshia recorded 657 times among girls since 1992, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, 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 1992 to 2022.
- #9,931 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 657 born since 1992
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Alayshia ranks #9,931 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 657 born since 1992, peaking in the 2000s.
- #9,931 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 657
- born since 1992
- 2000s
- peak decade
Alayshia's 657 recorded births place it above 86.25% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by Louisiana.
Alayshia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Alayshia's SSA record in two at 2007 and the more recent half accounts for 58% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 42%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1992, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2011 peak of 42, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Alayshia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1992–2022
- Peak year (2011)
- 42
- Annual births at peak, across 31 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000, last recorded 2022.
657 total births across 31 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2011 with 42 births in a single year.
Alayshia by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (299 births, 46% of the file).
2000s was Alayshia's strongest decade.
299 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.
Alayshia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 82
1990s
82 births
- 2000s
2000s
299 births
- 2010s
2010s
256 births
- 2020s 20
2020s
20 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 299 births (46% of all-time use).
Alayshia decade highlights
- Peak decade 299 births
- Runner-up 256 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
How Alayshia 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 Alayshia's total volume
Alayshia by state
Where Alayshia concentrates geographically, total births since 1992
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Louisiana | | 20 | 3.0% |
| #2 | Georgia | | 5 | 0.8% |
| #3 | North Carolina | | 5 | 0.8% |
| #4 | Texas | | 5 | 0.8% |
20 of 657 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- Louisiana 3.0% of nationwide
- Georgia 0.8% of nationwide
- North Carolina 0.8% of nationwide
- Texas 0.8% of nationwide
Recorded in 4 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
Louisiana accounts for 3.0% of all recorded births nationwide - a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
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What to do with Alayshia's data
- Alayshia's decade-level peak was the 2000s (299 total births); usage has since declined to 20 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Louisiana records the most Alayshias (20 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Louisiana 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 Alayshia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2011)
Similar record span (~30 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, 1992–2022 (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 Alayshia 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.
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