Girls' name · since 1988
Alysan
Alysan has 22 recorded births since 1988 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2002 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #44,503 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 22
- born since 1988
- 1990s
- peak decade
Alysan is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 22 have been recorded since 1988.
Social Security Administration records show Alysan recorded 22 times among girls since 1988, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1988 to 2002.
- #44,503 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 22 born since 1988
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Alysan ranks #44,503 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 22 born since 1988, peaking in the 1990s.
- #44,503 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 22
- born since 1988
- 1990s
- peak decade
Alysan's 22 recorded births place it above 37.6% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Alysan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Alysan's SSA record in two at 1998 and the more recent half accounts for 55% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 45%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1988, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2002 peak of 7, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Alysan popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1988–2002
- Peak year (2002)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 15 years of records
Alysan by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (10 births, 45% of the file).
1990s was Alysan's strongest decade.
10 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.
Alysan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
5 births
- 1990s
1990s
10 births
- 2000s
2000s
7 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 10 births (45% of all-time use).
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- Alysan's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (10 total births) through the 2000s (7) -- 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 Alysan: 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 (~14 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, 1988–2002 (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 Alysan 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.