Recorded 1971–2015 Girls' name Peak 1989 213 births

Alisen — girls' name

213 babies named Alisen in U.S. Social Security records since 1971, with the highest year being 1989. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s181980s361990s792000s512010s29

The verdict

213 girls have been named Alisen since 1971, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2015.

213
total births
1971–2015
years on record
1990s
peak decade
37%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

37% of everyone ever named Alisen was born in this single decade.

1989
Single peak year

12 babies were named Alisen in 1989 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Alisen

The Social Security Administration has registered 213 babies named Alisen between 1971 and 2015, spanning 45 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Alisen currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2015. The name reached its historical peak in 1989, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Alisen performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 79 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Alisen shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Alisen 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 213 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.

Alisen at a glance

Last recorded 2015

Total births

213

Since 1971

45 years of records

Peak year

1989

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2015

Active since

1971

Recorded for 45 years

Last year on file: 2015

Alisen popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2015–1971

Last recorded 2015
Peak year (1989)
12
Annual births at peak — across 45 years of records
468101214 20152010200519991995199119871971 5

Alisen by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
79 births that decade — 37% of Alisen's all-time total
1970s181980s361990s792000s512010s29

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Alisen?
213 babies have been named Alisen since 1971. It was last recorded in 2015. The peak year was 1989 with 12 births.
When was Alisen most popular?
Alisen was most popular in the 1990s decade with 79 total births. The single peak year was 1989.
How long has the name Alisen been used?
Alisen has been recorded in Social Security data since 1971, spanning 45 years of data through 2015.
What names are similar to Alisen?
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, 1971–2015 (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.