Girls' name · since 1970
Allisha
865 babies named Allisha in U.S. Social Security records since 1970, with the highest year being 1987. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #8,300 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 865
- born since 1970
- 1980s
- peak decade
Allisha sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 865 recorded since 1970.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Allisha has been recorded 865 times among girls since 1970, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1970 to 2011.
- #8,300 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 865 born since 1970
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Allisha ranks #8,300 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 865 born since 1970, peaking in the 1980s.
- #8,300 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 865
- born since 1970
- 1980s
- peak decade
Allisha's 865 recorded births place it above 88.51% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
7 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
Allisha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Allisha's SSA record in two at 1991 and the more recent half accounts for 42% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 58%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2005, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1987 peak of 52, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Allisha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–2011
- Peak year (1987)
- 52
- Annual births at peak, across 42 years of records
Allisha by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (343 births, 40% of the file).
1980s was Allisha's strongest decade.
343 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Allisha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 116
1970s
116 births
- 1980s
1980s
343 births
- 1990s
1990s
316 births
- 2000s 85
2000s
85 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 343 births (40% of all-time use).
How Allisha 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 Allisha's total volume
Allisha by state
Where Allisha concentrates geographically, total births since 1970
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 24 | 2.8% |
| #2 | Texas | | 7 | 0.8% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 6 | 0.7% |
| #4 | Florida | | 5 | 0.6% |
| #5 | Michigan | | 5 | 0.6% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 5 | 0.6% |
| #7 | Washington | | 5 | 0.6% |
24 of 865 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.
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- Allisha's decade-level peak was the 1980s (343 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Allishas (24 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Allisha: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1987)
Similar record span (~41 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, 1970–2011 (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 Allisha 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.