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.

#11300
among girls today
728
born since 1966
2000s
peak decade
36%
more common than other girls

728 babies have been named Alisyn since 1966, making it today's #11300 girls' name.

Alisyn has 728 recorded births among girls since 1966, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #11300 as of the latest data, more common than 36% 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.

  • #11300 among girls today
  • 728 born since 1966
  • 2000s peak decade
  • 36% more common than other girls

Data updated Jun 2026

The verdict

Alisyn is currently the #11300 girls' name in America, more common than 36% of girls - 728 born since 1966, peaking in the 2000s.

#11300
among girls today
728
born since 1966
2000s
peak decade
36%
more common than other girls

Alisyn vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings

0%100%Median name50%36.2%
Alisyn vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#11300
of 17,726 girls in use

More common than 36% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

36% of everyone ever named Alisyn was born in this single decade.

2002
Single peak year

35 babies were named Alisyn in 2002 - its busiest year on record.

How Alisyn compares

728 Top 37% higher than 63% of 17,726 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 91% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Alisyn Median girls name (Emerly) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 728 382 567,345
Peak-year births 35 48 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 at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

728

Since 1966

60 years of records

Peak year

2002

35 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#11,300

Among girls

As of 2025

Active since

1966

Recorded for 60 years

Last year on file: 2025

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

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

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 June 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

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 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. Today it holds rank #11300 among girls. Its busiest year on record was 2002, with 35 births.
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
  • Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names

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

Data Sources

Data as of June 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).

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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Alisyn: #11300 Girls' Name - 728 Births, Peak 2002." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/alisyn. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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 June 2026.