Recorded 1983–2015 Girls' name Peak 1992 515 births

Allysha — girls' name

515 babies named Allysha in U.S. Social Security records since 1983, with the highest year being 1992. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

515 girls have been named Allysha since 1983, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2015.

515
total births
1983–2015
years on record
1990s
peak decade
57%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

57% of everyone ever named Allysha was born in this single decade.

1992
Single peak year

43 babies were named Allysha in 1992 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Allysha

The Social Security Administration has registered 515 babies named Allysha between 1983 and 2015, spanning 33 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Allysha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2015. The name reached its historical peak in 1992, when 43 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Allysha performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 293 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Allysha shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 16 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York and Pennsylvania. In total, SSA state-level files list Allysha in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Allysha 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 515 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.

Allysha at a glance

Last recorded 2015

Total births

515

Since 1983

33 years of records

Peak year

1992

43 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2015

Active since

1983

Recorded for 33 years

Last year on file: 2015

Allysha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2015–1983

Last recorded 2015
Peak year (1992)
43
Annual births at peak — across 33 years of records
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Allysha by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
293 births that decade — 57% of Allysha's all-time total
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Allysha by state

Where Allysha concentrates geographically — total births since 1983

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Allysha
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
16 3.1%
#2 New York
10 1.9%
#3 Pennsylvania
6 1.2%
California share of Allysha's total US births 3.1%
Even split

16 of 515 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Allysha?
515 babies have been named Allysha since 1983. It was last recorded in 2015. The peak year was 1992 with 43 births.
When was Allysha most popular?
Allysha was most popular in the 1990s decade with 293 total births. The single peak year was 1992.
Where is Allysha most popular?
The top states for the name Allysha are California (16 births), New York (10 births), Pennsylvania (6 births).
How long has the name Allysha been used?
Allysha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1983, spanning 33 years of data through 2015.
What names are similar to Allysha?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Allison, Allyson, Allie, Ally, 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, 1983–2015 (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.