Recorded 1971–1993 Girls' name Peak 1988 81 births

Alisan — girls' name

81 babies named Alisan in U.S. Social Security records since 1971, with the highest year being 1988. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s241980s311990s26

The verdict

81 girls have been named Alisan since 1971, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 1993.

81
total births
1971–1993
years on record
1980s
peak decade
38%
born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade

38% of everyone ever named Alisan was born in this single decade.

1988
Single peak year

11 babies were named Alisan in 1988 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Alisan

The Social Security Administration has registered 81 babies named Alisan between 1971 and 1993, spanning 23 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Alisan currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1993. The name reached its historical peak in 1988, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Alisan performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 31 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Alisan shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Alisan 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 81 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.

Alisan at a glance

Last recorded 1993

Total births

81

Since 1971

23 years of records

Peak year

1988

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1993

Active since

1971

Recorded for 23 years

Last year on file: 1993

Alisan popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1993–1971

Last recorded 1993
Peak year (1988)
11
Annual births at peak — across 23 years of records
4681012 199319921991198819871986198219811978197719761971 5

Alisan by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
31 births that decade — 38% of Alisan's all-time total
1970s241980s311990s26

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Alisan?
81 babies have been named Alisan since 1971. It was last recorded in 1993. The peak year was 1988 with 11 births.
When was Alisan most popular?
Alisan was most popular in the 1980s decade with 31 total births. The single peak year was 1988.
How long has the name Alisan been used?
Alisan has been recorded in Social Security data since 1971, spanning 23 years of data through 1993.
What names are similar to Alisan?
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, 1971–1993 (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.