Girls' name · since 1971
Alisen
Alisen has 213 recorded births since 1971 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1989 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #19,142 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 213
- born since 1971
- 1990s
- peak decade
Alisen is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 213 have been recorded since 1971.
Social Security Administration records show Alisen recorded 213 times among girls since 1971, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1971 to 2015.
- #19,142 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 213 born since 1971
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Alisen ranks #19,142 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 213 born since 1971, peaking in the 1990s.
- #19,142 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 213
- born since 1971
- 1990s
- peak decade
Alisen's 213 recorded births place it above 73.47% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Alisen's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Alisen's SSA record in two at 1997 and the more recent half accounts for 48% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 52%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1971, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1989 peak of 12, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Alisen popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–2015
- Peak year (1989)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 45 years of records
Alisen by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (79 births, 37% of the file).
1990s was Alisen's strongest decade.
79 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.
Alisen births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 18
1970s
18 births
- 1980s
1980s
36 births
- 1990s
1990s
79 births
- 2000s
2000s
51 births
- 2010s 29
2010s
29 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 79 births (37% of all-time use).
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- Alisen's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (79 total births) through the 2010s (29) -- 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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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, 1971–2015 (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 Alisen 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.