Recorded 1968–2008 Girls' name Peak 1975 280 births

Alnisa — girls' name

280 babies named Alnisa in U.S. Social Security records since 1968, with the highest year being 1975. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s141970s1191980s911990s502000s6
1970s
Peak decade

43% of everyone ever named Alnisa was born in this single decade.

1975
Single peak year

22 babies were named Alnisa in 1975 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Alnisa

The Social Security Administration has registered 280 babies named Alnisa between 1968 and 2008, spanning 41 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Alnisa currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2008. The name reached its historical peak in 1975, when 22 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Alnisa performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 119 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Alnisa shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New Jersey, which accounts for 205 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Alnisa in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Alnisa 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 280 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.

Alnisa at a glance

Last recorded 2008

Total births

280

Since 1968

41 years of records

Peak year

1975

22 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2008

Active since

1968

Recorded for 41 years

Last year on file: 2008

Alnisa popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2008–1968

Last recorded 2008
Peak year (1975)
22
Annual births at peak — across 41 years of records
0510152025 200819931989198519811977197319691968 6

Alnisa by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
119 births that decade — 43% of Alnisa's all-time total
1960s141970s1191980s911990s502000s6

Alnisa by state

Where Alnisa concentrates geographically — total births since 1968

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Alnisa
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New Jersey
205 73.2%
New Jersey share of Alnisa's total US births 73.2%

205 of 280 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Alnisa?
280 babies have been named Alnisa since 1968. It was last recorded in 2008. The peak year was 1975 with 22 births.
When was Alnisa most popular?
Alnisa was most popular in the 1970s decade with 119 total births. The single peak year was 1975.
Where is Alnisa most popular?
The top states for the name Alnisa are New Jersey (205 births).
How long has the name Alnisa been used?
Alnisa has been recorded in Social Security data since 1968, spanning 41 years of data through 2008.
What names are similar to Alnisa?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Alnita, Alna, Alnisha, Alnora, and 3 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, 1968–2008 (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.