How Many People Are Named Alaysha?
An estimated 1,790 people in the United States have the first name Alaysha. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 19 years old, and Alaysha peaked in popularity in 2001 with 109 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Alaysha as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Alaysha paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,790
About 1 in 191,483 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
19
years old
Peak Year
2001
109 births
Total Registered
1,817
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Alaysha
Alaysha is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,817 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Alaysha as a female name
Ranked #3,631 in 2024
42 female births in 2024
Peak: 2001 (109 births)
Alaysha: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Alaysha span from the 1980s to the 2020s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 810 babies were registered. Alaysha has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Alaysha by Decade
How has Alaysha tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Alaysha by State
Birth registrations for Alaysha span all 19 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, Texas, Florida. The lowest are in Virginia, Oklahoma, Indiana. On average, about 33 Alayshas were registered per state.
Alaysha + Last Name Combinations
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Alaysha: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Alaysha?
We estimate approximately 1,790 people named Alaysha are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 191,483 Americans share this first name.
Is Alaysha a common name?
Alaysha is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 93.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,817 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Alaysha most popular?
Alaysha reached peak popularity in 2001, when 109 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Alaysha is approximately 19 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Alaysha a female name?
Alaysha is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Alaysha Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Alaysha Smith, Alaysha Johnson, Alaysha Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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