Girls' name · since 1983
Allysha
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.
- #11,619 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 515
- born since 1983
- 1990s
- peak decade
Allysha is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 515 have been recorded since 1983.
Allysha has 515 recorded births among girls since 1983, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1983 to 2015.
- #11,619 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 515 born since 1983
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Allysha ranks #11,619 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 515 born since 1983, peaking in the 1990s.
- #11,619 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 515
- born since 1983
- 1990s
- peak decade
Allysha's 515 recorded births place it above 83.91% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
Allysha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Allysha's SSA record in two at 1998 and the more recent half accounts for 28% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 72%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1983, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1992 peak of 43, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Allysha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1983–2015
- Peak year (1992)
- 43
- Annual births at peak, across 33 years of records
Allysha by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (293 births, 57% of the file).
1990s was Allysha's strongest decade.
293 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 57% of all-time use.
Allysha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 114
1980s
114 births
- 1990s
1990s
293 births
- 2000s 89
2000s
89 births
- 2010s 19
2010s
19 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 293 births (57% of all-time use).
How Allysha 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 Allysha's total volume
Allysha by state
Where Allysha concentrates geographically, total births since 1983
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 16 | 3.1% |
| #2 | New York | | 10 | 1.9% |
| #3 | Pennsylvania | | 6 | 1.2% |
16 of 515 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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- Allysha's decade-level peak was the 1990s (293 total births); usage has since declined to 19 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Allyshas (16 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Allysha: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1992)
Similar record span (~32 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, 1983–2015 (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 Allysha 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.