How Many People Are Named Alysha?
An estimated 9,206 people in the United States have the first name Alysha. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 31 years old, and Alysha peaked in popularity in 1990 with 630 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Alysha 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 Alysha paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
9,206
About 1 in 37,232 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
31
years old
Peak Year
1990
630 births
Total Registered
9,557
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Alysha
Alysha is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 9,557 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Alysha as a female name
Ranked #3,324 in 2024
47 female births in 2024
Peak: 1990 (630 births)
Alysha: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Alysha span from the 1960s to the 2020s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 4,118 babies were registered. Alysha has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Alysha by Decade
How has Alysha 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.
Alysha by State
Birth registrations for Alysha span all 45 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, New York. The lowest are in South Dakota, Rhode Island, Mississippi. On average, about 157 Alyshas were registered per state.
Alysha + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Alysha as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Alysha
Other first names starting with A with a similar number of bearers.
Alysha: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Alysha?
We estimate approximately 9,206 people named Alysha 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 37,232 Americans share this first name.
Is Alysha a common name?
Alysha is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 97.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 9,557 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Alysha most popular?
Alysha reached peak popularity in 1990, when 630 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Alysha is approximately 31 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Alysha a female name?
Alysha is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Alysha Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Alysha Smith, Alysha Johnson, Alysha 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.
Search for a full name combination
How Many of Me