Recorded 1977–1995 Girls' name Peak 1984 29 births

Alnisha — girls' name

29 babies named Alnisha in U.S. Social Security records since 1977, with the highest year being 1984. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s101980s141990s5
1980s
Peak decade

48% of everyone ever named Alnisha was born in this single decade.

1984
Single peak year

8 babies were named Alnisha in 1984 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Alnisha

The Social Security Administration has registered 29 babies named Alnisha between 1977 and 1995, spanning 19 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Alnisha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1995. The name reached its historical peak in 1984, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Alnisha performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 14 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Alnisha shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Alnisha 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 29 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.

Alnisha at a glance

Last recorded 1995

Total births

29

Since 1977

19 years of records

Peak year

1984

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1995

Active since

1977

Recorded for 19 years

Last year on file: 1995

Alnisha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1995–1977

Last recorded 1995
Peak year (1984)
8
Annual births at peak — across 19 years of records
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Alnisha by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
14 births that decade — 48% of Alnisha's all-time total
1970s101980s141990s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Alnisha?
29 babies have been named Alnisha since 1977. It was last recorded in 1995. The peak year was 1984 with 8 births.
When was Alnisha most popular?
Alnisha was most popular in the 1980s decade with 14 total births. The single peak year was 1984.
How long has the name Alnisha been used?
Alnisha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1977, spanning 19 years of data through 1995.
What names are similar to Alnisha?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Alnisa, Alnita, Alna, 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, 1977–1995 (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.