Girls' name · since 1965
Alysha
Since 1965, U.S. Social Security records show 9,601 babies named Alysha, peaking in 1990. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #1,719 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,482 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 9,601
- born since 1965
- 1990s
- peak decade
Yes -- Alysha is the #3482 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 9,601 recorded since 1965.
Social Security Administration records show Alysha recorded 9,601 times among girls since 1965, holding rank #3482 nationally today, ahead of 80% of girls, 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 1965 to 2025.
- #1,719 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #3,482 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 9,601 born since 1965
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Alysha ranks #1,719 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,482 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 9,601 born since 1965, peaking in the 1990s.
- #1,719 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,482 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 9,601
- born since 1965
- 1990s
- peak decade
Alysha's 9,601 recorded births place it above 97.62% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
45 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Alysha compares
9,601 Top 10% higher than 90% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Alysha's all-time total is 26x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Alysha | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 9,601 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 630 | 21 | 19,840 |
Alysha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Alysha splits its recorded history at 1996: 38% of all births land in the more recent half, 62% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1965 (9 births) -- compare that against the 1990 peak of 630 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Alysha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1965–2025
- Peak year (1990)
- 630
- Annual births at peak, across 61 years of records
Alysha by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (4,118 births, 43% of the file).
1990s was Alysha's strongest decade.
4,118 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.
Alysha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 33
1960s
33 births
- 1970s 484
1970s
484 births
- 1980s
1980s
2,431 births
- 1990s
1990s
4,118 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,668 births
- 2010s 610
2010s
610 births
- 2020s 257
2020s
257 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 4,118 births (43% of all-time use).
How Alysha compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Alysha's total volume
Alysha by state
Where Alysha concentrates geographically, total births since 1965
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 1,023 | 10.7% |
| #2 | Texas | | 620 | 6.5% |
| #3 | New York | | 618 | 6.4% |
| #4 | Florida | | 493 | 5.1% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 477 | 5.0% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 401 | 4.2% |
| #7 | Michigan | | 296 | 3.1% |
| #8 | Massachusetts | | 292 | 3.0% |
1,023 of 9,601 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 45 reporting states.
Alysha appears in 45 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Alysha's data
- Alysha's decade-level peak was the 1990s (4,118 total births); usage has since declined to 257 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Alyshas (1,023 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Alysha: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1990)
Similar record span (~60 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, 1965–2025 (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 Alysha 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.