Girls' name · since 1966

Alisyn

Alisyn has 728 recorded births since 1966 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2002 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#9,286 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#15,258 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
728
born since 1966
2000s
peak decade

728 babies have been named Alisyn since 1966, making it today's #15258 girls' name.

Alisyn has 728 recorded births among girls since 1966, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #15258 as of the latest data, more common than 12% of girls, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1966 to 2025.

  • #9,286 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • #15,258 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
  • 728 born since 1966
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Alisyn ranks #9,286 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #15,258 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 728 born since 1966, peaking in the 2000s.

#9,286 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#15,258 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
728
born since 1966
2000s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%11.7%
Alisyn vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Alisyn's 728 recorded births place it above 87.15% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

2 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Texas.

How Alisyn compares

728 Top 38% higher than 62% of 17,297 names currently given to girls

Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.

Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data

How the numbers stack up

Alisyn's all-time total is 94% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Alisyn Median girls name (Kyann) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 728 376 567,345
Peak-year births 35 21 19,840

Alisyn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Alisyn's full recorded timeline at 2002, 61% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 39% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1966, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2002 peak of 35 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Alisyn popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1966–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2002)
35
Annual births at peak, across 60 years of records
010203040 196619821990199620022008201420202025 5

Alisyn by decade

2000s is the heaviest window (259 births, 36% of the file).

2000s was Alisyn's strongest decade.

259 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.

Alisyn births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 259 births (36% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

How Alisyn 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 Alisyn's total volume

Alisyn vs 15 similarly-sized girls names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%5%10%15%20% 050100150 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -15, 17.4%-80, 6.7%-27, 8.9%-29, 5.5%-111, 3.3%-35, 13.5%-56, 13.9%-45, 5.9%-49, 4.5%-109, 3.7%-26, 7.5%-78, 7.1%-83, 2.9%-41, 6.3%-29, 8.8%Alisyn-60, 4.8%Alisyn
Alisyn vs 15 similarly-sized girls names

Alisyn by state

Where Alisyn concentrates geographically, total births since 1966

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Alisyn
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
23 3.2%
#2 California
5 0.7%
Texas share of Alisyn's total US births 3.2%
Even split

23 of 728 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Alisyn?
Since 1966, Social Security records show 728 babies named Alisyn. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #9,286 of 72,339 girls' names by total births. In 2025, it holds #15,258 of 17,297 among girls. Its busiest year on record was 2002, with 35 births.
Where does Alisyn sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Alisyn ranks #9,286 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #15,258 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Alisyn most popular?
Alisyn was most popular in the 2000s decade with 259 total births. The single peak year was 2002.
Where is Alisyn most popular?
The top states for the name Alisyn are Texas (23 births), California (5 births).
How long has the name Alisyn been used?
Records for Alisyn go back to 1966, giving 60 years of history through 2025.
What names are similar to Alisyn?
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.

What to do with Alisyn's data

  • Alisyn's decade-level peak was the 2000s (259 total births); usage has since declined to 49 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • Texas records the most Alisyns (23 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Alisyn

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Alisyn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1966–2025 (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 Alisyn 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.