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Alisha

/ɑˈliʃə/ · 100% girls · 183 born in 2025

Alisha has been given to about 57,127 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1989, which makes it a Gen X and millennial name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables3
Pronunciation/ɑˈliʃə/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 55,674
Median age today38 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Alisha per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandIrelandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1989 · 2,457
  • Born in 2025183
  • All time57,127
  • England & Wales, 2025#378 · 113

How popular is Alisha?

Its best year was 1989, when 2,457 babies were given the name, ranking 123rd. The typical living American called Alisha is about 38 years old today. It is relatively most common in Florida, where it accounts for 0.02% of births.

Names that sound like Alisha

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Alysha0.92
  2. Aisha0.88
  3. Anisha0.88
  4. Elisha0.82
  5. Alissa0.81
  6. Alisa0.81
  7. Alesha0.82
  8. Tanisha0.79

Middle names for Alisha

Ranked by flow score
  1. Alisha Rose0.89
  2. Alisha Louise0.89
  3. Alisha June0.88
  4. Alisha Pearl0.88
  5. Alisha Quinn0.88
  6. Alisha Nell0.88

Sibling names for Alisha

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Laceysister · 0.98
  2. Bethanysister · 0.95
  3. Meredithsister · 0.93
  4. Caseyeither · 0.93
  5. Dustinbrother · 0.92
  6. Coreybrother · 0.91

Where Alisha is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Florida0.02%
  2. Indiana0.01%
  3. New York0.01%
  4. New Jersey0.01%
  5. Virginia0.01%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Alisha White0.84
  2. Alisha Reyes0.84
  3. Alisha Nguyen0.84
  4. Alisha Moore0.84
  5. Alisha Lee0.84
  6. Alisha Hill0.84

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Alisha

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. Ireland1998–2019
  5. France1900–2025
  6. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Alisha across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.