Girls' name · since 1971
Alisan
Alisan has 81 recorded births since 1971 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1988 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #29,433 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 81
- born since 1971
- 1980s
- peak decade
Alisan sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 81 recorded since 1971.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Alisan has been recorded 81 times among girls since 1971, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1971 to 1993.
- #29,433 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 81 born since 1971
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Alisan ranks #29,433 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 81 born since 1971, peaking in the 1980s.
- #29,433 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 81
- born since 1971
- 1980s
- peak decade
Alisan's 81 recorded births place it above 59.15% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Alisan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Alisan's SSA record in two at 1986 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 1971, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1988 peak of 11, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Alisan popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–1993
- Peak year (1988)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 23 years of records
Alisan by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (31 births, 38% of the file).
1980s was Alisan's strongest decade.
31 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.
Alisan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
24 births
- 1980s
1980s
31 births
- 1990s
1990s
26 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 31 births (38% of all-time use).
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- Alisan's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (31 total births) through the 1990s (26) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Alisan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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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, 1971–1993 (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 Alisan 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.