Girls' name · since 1960
Alishia
2,719 babies named Alishia in U.S. Social Security records since 1960, with the highest year being 1990. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #3,828 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 2,719
- born since 1960
- 1980s
- peak decade
Alishia sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 2,719 recorded since 1960.
Social Security Administration records show Alishia recorded 2,719 times among girls since 1960, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1960 to 2018.
- #3,828 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 2,719 born since 1960
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Alishia ranks #3,828 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 2,719 born since 1960, peaking in the 1980s.
- #3,828 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 2,719
- born since 1960
- 1980s
- peak decade
Alishia's 2,719 recorded births place it above 94.7% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
23 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
Alishia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Alishia's full recorded timeline at 1988, 47% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 53% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1961, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1990 peak of 132 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Alishia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1960–2018
- Peak year (1990)
- 132
- Annual births at peak, across 59 years of records
Alishia by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (1,108 births, 41% of the file).
1980s was Alishia's strongest decade.
1,108 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Alishia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 99
1960s
99 births
- 1970s
1970s
494 births
- 1980s
1980s
1,108 births
- 1990s
1990s
754 births
- 2000s 219
2000s
219 births
- 2010s 45
2010s
45 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 1,108 births (41% of all-time use).
How Alishia compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Alishia's total volume
Alishia by state
Where Alishia concentrates geographically, total births since 1960
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 194 | 7.1% |
| #2 | Texas | | 107 | 3.9% |
| #3 | Florida | | 87 | 3.2% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 76 | 2.8% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 69 | 2.5% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 62 | 2.3% |
| #7 | Michigan | | 52 | 1.9% |
| #8 | New York | | 37 | 1.4% |
194 of 2,719 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 23 reporting states.
Alishia appears in 23 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Alishia's data
- Alishia's decade-level peak was the 1980s (1,108 total births); usage has since declined to 45 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Alishias (194 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Alishia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1990)
Similar record span (~58 yrs)
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, 1960–2018 (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 Alishia 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.