Recorded 1970–2016 Girls' name Peak 1990 1,297 births

Alyshia — girls' name

1,297 babies named Alyshia in U.S. Social Security records since 1970, with the highest year being 1990. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s1111980s3611990s5602000s2182010s47
1990s
Peak decade

43% of everyone ever named Alyshia was born in this single decade.

1990
Single peak year

105 babies were named Alyshia in 1990 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Alyshia

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,297 babies named Alyshia between 1970 and 2016, spanning 47 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Alyshia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2016. The name reached its historical peak in 1990, when 105 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Alyshia performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 560 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Alyshia shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 65 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Pennsylvania and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Alyshia in 11 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Alyshia 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 1,297 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.

Alyshia at a glance

Last recorded 2016

Total births

1,297

Since 1970

47 years of records

Peak year

1990

105 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2016

Active since

1970

Recorded for 47 years

Last year on file: 2016

Alyshia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2016–1970

Last recorded 2016
Peak year (1990)
105
Annual births at peak — across 47 years of records
050100150 201620092003199719911985197919731970 8

Alyshia by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
560 births that decade — 43% of Alyshia's all-time total
1970s1111980s3611990s5602000s2182010s47

Alyshia by state

Where Alyshia concentrates geographically — total births since 1970

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Alyshia
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
65 5.0%
#2 Pennsylvania
29 2.2%
#3 New York
23 1.8%
#4 Ohio
22 1.7%
#5 Michigan
15 1.2%
#6 Florida
7 0.5%
#7 Missouri
6 0.5%
#8 North Carolina
5 0.4%
California share of Alyshia's total US births 5.0%
Even split

65 of 1,297 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 11 reporting states.

Alyshia appears in 11 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Alyshia?
1,297 babies have been named Alyshia since 1970. It was last recorded in 2016. The peak year was 1990 with 105 births.
When was Alyshia most popular?
Alyshia was most popular in the 1990s decade with 560 total births. The single peak year was 1990.
Where is Alyshia most popular?
The top states for the name Alyshia are California (65 births), Pennsylvania (29 births), New York (23 births).
How long has the name Alyshia been used?
Alyshia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1970, spanning 47 years of data through 2016.
What names are similar to Alyshia?
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.

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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, 1970–2016 (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.