Recorded 1978–2012 Girls' name Peak 2005 170 births

Alisah — girls' name

170 babies named Alisah in U.S. Social Security records since 1978, with the highest year being 2005. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s121980s271990s382000s712010s22

The verdict

170 girls have been named Alisah since 1978, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2012.

170
total births
1978–2012
years on record
2000s
peak decade
42%
born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade

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

2005
Single peak year

11 babies were named Alisah in 2005 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Alisah

The Social Security Administration has registered 170 babies named Alisah between 1978 and 2012, spanning 35 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Alisah currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2012. The name reached its historical peak in 2005, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Alisah performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 71 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Alisah shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Alisah 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 170 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.

Alisah at a glance

Last recorded 2012

Total births

170

Since 1978

35 years of records

Peak year

2005

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2012

Active since

1978

Recorded for 35 years

Last year on file: 2012

Alisah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2012–1978

Last recorded 2012
Peak year (2005)
11
Annual births at peak — across 35 years of records
4681012 201220092006200319991995198819821978 5

Alisah by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
71 births that decade — 42% of Alisah's all-time total
1970s121980s271990s382000s712010s22

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Alisah?
170 babies have been named Alisah since 1978. It was last recorded in 2012. The peak year was 2005 with 11 births.
When was Alisah most popular?
Alisah was most popular in the 2000s decade with 71 total births. The single peak year was 2005.
How long has the name Alisah been used?
Alisah has been recorded in Social Security data since 1978, spanning 35 years of data through 2012.
What names are similar to Alisah?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Alice, Alicia, Alison, Alisha, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1978–2012 (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.