Girls' name · since 1977
Alnisha
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.
- #41,182 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 29
- born since 1977
- 1980s
- peak decade
29 girls have been named Alnisha since 1977, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Alnisha recorded 29 times among girls since 1977, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1977 to 1995.
- #41,182 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 29 born since 1977
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Alnisha ranks #41,182 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 29 born since 1977, peaking in the 1980s.
- #41,182 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 29
- born since 1977
- 1980s
- peak decade
Alnisha's 29 recorded births place it above 42.52% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Alnisha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Alnisha's SSA record in two at 1980 and the more recent half accounts for 66% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 34%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1977, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1984 peak of 8, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Alnisha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1977–1995
- Peak year (1984)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 19 years of records
Alnisha by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (14 births, 48% of the file).
1980s was Alnisha's strongest decade.
14 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.
Alnisha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
10 births
- 1980s
1980s
14 births
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 14 births (48% of all-time use).
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- Alnisha's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (14 total births) through the 1990s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Alnisha: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1984)
Similar record span (~18 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, 1977–1995 (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 Alnisha 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.