Girls' name · since 1975
Alsha
Alsha has 105 recorded births since 1975 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1977 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #26,546 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 105
- born since 1975
- 1970s
- peak decade
Alsha sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 105 recorded since 1975.
Social Security Administration records show Alsha recorded 105 times among girls since 1975, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1975 to 1991.
- #26,546 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 105 born since 1975
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Alsha ranks #26,546 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 105 born since 1975, peaking in the 1970s.
- #26,546 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 105
- born since 1975
- 1970s
- peak decade
Alsha's 105 recorded births place it above 63.16% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Alsha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Alsha's full recorded timeline at 1983, 45% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 55% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1980, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1977 peak of 18 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Alsha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1975–1991
- Peak year (1977)
- 18
- Annual births at peak, across 17 years of records
Alsha by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (48 births, 46% of the file).
1970s was Alsha's strongest decade.
48 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.
Alsha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
48 births
- 1980s
1980s
44 births
- 1990s 13
1990s
13 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 48 births (46% of all-time use).
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- Alsha's decade-level peak was the 1970s (48 total births); usage has since declined to 13 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Alsha: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~16 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, 1975–1991 (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 Alsha 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.