Recorded 1988–2006 Girls' name Peak 1991 33 births

Alyshea — girls' name

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.

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The verdict

33 girls have been named Alyshea since 1988, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2006.

33
total births
1988–2006
years on record
1990s
peak decade
55%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

55% of everyone ever named Alyshea was born in this single decade.

1991
Single peak year

8 babies were named Alyshea in 1991 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Alyshea

The Social Security Administration has registered 33 babies named Alyshea between 1988 and 2006, spanning 19 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Alyshea currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2006. The name reached its historical peak in 1991, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Alyshea performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 18 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Alyshea shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Alyshea 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 33 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.

Alyshea at a glance

Last recorded 2006

Total births

33

Since 1988

19 years of records

Peak year

1991

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2006

Active since

1988

Recorded for 19 years

Last year on file: 2006

Alyshea popularity over time

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

Last recorded 2006
Peak year (1991)
8
Annual births at peak — across 19 years of records
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Alyshea by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
18 births that decade — 55% of Alyshea's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Alyshea?
33 babies have been named Alyshea since 1988. It was last recorded in 2006. The peak year was 1991 with 8 births.
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?
Alyshea has been recorded in Social Security data since 1988, spanning 19 years of data through 2006.
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.

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, 1988–2006 (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.