Recorded 1997–2018 Girls' name Peak 2002 169 births

Alysah — girls' name

169 babies named Alysah in U.S. Social Security records since 1997, with the highest year being 2002. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s242000s1122010s33

The verdict

169 girls have been named Alysah since 1997, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2018.

169
total births
1997–2018
years on record
2000s
peak decade
66%
born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade

66% of everyone ever named Alysah was born in this single decade.

2002
Single peak year

16 babies were named Alysah in 2002 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Alysah

The Social Security Administration has registered 169 babies named Alysah between 1997 and 2018, spanning 22 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Alysah currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2018. The name reached its historical peak in 2002, when 16 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Alysah performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 112 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Alysah shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Alysah in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Alysah 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 169 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.

Alysah at a glance

Last recorded 2018

Total births

169

Since 1997

22 years of records

Peak year

2002

16 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2018

Active since

1997

Recorded for 22 years

Last year on file: 2018

Alysah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2018–1997

Last recorded 2018
Peak year (2002)
16
Annual births at peak — across 22 years of records
05101520 2018201120082005200219991997 5

Alysah by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
112 births that decade — 66% of Alysah's all-time total
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Alysah by state

Where Alysah concentrates geographically — total births since 1997

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Alysah
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 3.0%
#2 Texas
5 3.0%
California share of Alysah's total US births 3.0%
Even split

5 of 169 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Alysah?
169 babies have been named Alysah since 1997. It was last recorded in 2018. The peak year was 2002 with 16 births.
When was Alysah most popular?
Alysah was most popular in the 2000s decade with 112 total births. The single peak year was 2002.
Where is Alysah most popular?
The top states for the name Alysah are California (5 births), Texas (5 births).
How long has the name Alysah been used?
Alysah has been recorded in Social Security data since 1997, spanning 22 years of data through 2018.
What names are similar to Alysah?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Alyssa, Alyson, Alyce, Alycia, and 4 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, 1997–2018 (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.