Girls' name · since 1997
Alysah
Alysah has 169 recorded births since 1997 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2002 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #21,525 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 169
- born since 1997
- 2000s
- peak decade
Alysah is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 169 have been recorded since 1997.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Alysah has been recorded 169 times among girls since 1997, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1997 to 2018.
- #21,525 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 169 born since 1997
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Alysah ranks #21,525 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 169 born since 1997, peaking in the 2000s.
- #21,525 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 169
- born since 1997
- 2000s
- peak decade
Alysah's 169 recorded births place it above 70.16% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
Alysah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Alysah splits its recorded history at 2006: 44% of all births land in the more recent half, 56% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1997 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2002 peak of 16 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Alysah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–2018
- Peak year (2002)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 22 years of records
Alysah by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (112 births, 66% of the file).
2000s was Alysah's strongest decade.
112 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 66% of all-time use.
Alysah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 24
1990s
24 births
- 2000s
2000s
112 births
- 2010s 33
2010s
33 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 112 births (66% of all-time use).
Alysah by state
Where Alysah concentrates geographically, total births since 1997
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 3.0% |
| #2 | Texas | | 5 | 3.0% |
5 of 169 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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- Alysah's decade-level peak was the 2000s (112 total births); usage has since declined to 33 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Alysahs (5 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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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Alysah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2002)
Similar record span (~21 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, 1997–2018 (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 Alysah 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.