How Many People Are Named Alisha?
An estimated 53,968 people in the United States have the first name Alisha. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 36 years old, and Alisha peaked in popularity in 1989 with 2,457 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Alisha 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 Alisha paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- While Alisha is overwhelmingly female, 131 male births have been registered with this name since 1880.
- Alisha has fallen dramatically from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are less than 5% of what they were at the name's height.
Estimated Living Americans
53,968
About 1 in 6,351 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Female
99.8% confidence
Average Age
36
years old
Peak Year
1989
2,457 births
Total Registered
56,942
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Alisha
Alisha is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 56,942 total births registered, 99.8% were female.
Alisha as a male name
Ranked #11,417 in 2004
5 male births in 2004
Peak: 1989 (20 births)
Alisha as a female name
Ranked #1,137 in 2024
212 female births in 2024
Peak: 1989 (2,437 births)
Alisha: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Alisha span from the 1940s to the 2020s, covering 9 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 21,827 babies were registered. Alisha has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Alisha by Decade
How has Alisha 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.
Alisha by State
Birth registrations for Alisha span all 51 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, New York. The lowest are in Vermont, Delaware, Alaska. On average, about 1,073 Alishas were registered per state.
Alisha + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Alisha as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Alisha: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Alisha?
We estimate approximately 53,968 people named Alisha 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 6,351 Americans share this first name.
Is Alisha a common name?
Alisha is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 99.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 56,942 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Alisha most popular?
Alisha reached peak popularity in 1989, when 2,457 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Alisha is approximately 36 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Alisha a female name?
Alisha is predominantly female. 99.8% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Alisha Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Alisha Smith, Alisha Johnson, Alisha 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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