Girls' name · since 1974
Alysen
Alysen has 456 recorded births since 1974 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2007 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #12,513 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 456
- born since 1974
- 2000s
- peak decade
456 girls have been named Alysen since 1974, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Alysen has 456 recorded births among girls since 1974, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1974 to 2021.
- #12,513 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 456 born since 1974
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Alysen ranks #12,513 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 456 born since 1974, peaking in the 2000s.
- #12,513 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 456
- born since 1974
- 2000s
- peak decade
Alysen's 456 recorded births place it above 82.67% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
Alysen's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Alysen's SSA record in two at 1998 and the more recent half accounts for 61% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 39%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1974, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2007 peak of 26, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Alysen popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1974–2021
- Peak year (2007)
- 26
- Annual births at peak, across 48 years of records
Alysen by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (166 births, 36% of the file).
2000s was Alysen's strongest decade.
166 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Alysen births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 23
1970s
23 births
- 1980s
1980s
82 births
- 1990s
1990s
98 births
- 2000s
2000s
166 births
- 2010s
2010s
82 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 166 births (36% of all-time use).
Alysen by state
Where Alysen concentrates geographically, total births since 1974
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 6 | 1.3% |
| #2 | Texas | | 5 | 1.1% |
6 of 456 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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- Alysen's decade-level peak was the 2000s (166 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Alysens (6 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Alysen: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2007)
Similar record span (~47 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, 1974–2021 (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 Alysen 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.