Girls' name · since 1988

Alyshea

33 babies named Alyshea in U.S. Social Security records since 1988, with the highest year being 1991. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#39,723 of 72,339
all-time among girls
33
born since 1988
1990s
peak decade

Alyshea sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 33 recorded since 1988.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Alyshea has been recorded 33 times among girls since 1988, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1988 to 2006.

  • #39,723 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 33 born since 1988
  • 1990s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Alyshea ranks #39,723 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 33 born since 1988, peaking in the 1990s.

#39,723 of 72,339
all-time among girls
33
born since 1988
1990s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Alyshea's 33 recorded births place it above 44.6% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Alyshea's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Alyshea's SSA record in two at 1996 and the more recent half accounts for 45% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 55%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1988, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1991 peak of 8, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Alyshea popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1988–2006

Last recorded 2006
Peak year (1991)
8
Annual births at peak, across 19 years of records
456789 198819891991199619982006 5

Alyshea by decade

1990s is the heaviest window (18 births, 55% of the file).

1990s was Alyshea's strongest decade.

18 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 55% of all-time use.

Alyshea births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1990s at 18 births (55% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Alyshea? ▼
33 babies have been named Alyshea since 1988. All-time, it sits at #39,723 of 72,339 girls' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 2006. The peak year was 1991 with 8 births.
Where does Alyshea sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Alyshea ranks #39,723 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Alyshea most popular? ▼
Alyshea was most popular in the 1990s decade with 18 total births. The single peak year was 1991.
How long has the name Alyshea been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Alyshea since 1988 -- 19 years through the most recent 2006 data.
What names are similar to Alyshea? ▼
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.

What to do with Alyshea's data

  • Alyshea's decade-level peak was the 1990s (18 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Alyshea

Nearby Names Like Alyshea

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Alyshea

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Alyson Girl
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Alyce Girl
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Alycia Girl
#5268 10,168 births
Alysha Girl
#3482 9,601 births

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Alyshea: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1988–2006 (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 Alyshea 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.