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Alysha

Girl

Meaning of Alysha: American: 'a modern variant of Alicia'

Alysha is a girl's name most strongly associated with American naming. It has 6 letters and 3 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 3340th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 4192nd in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#3340

44 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#4192

5 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

9,601

First recorded 1965 · peak 1990

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 93 babies1982: 98 babies1983: 118 babies1984: 138 babies1985: 182 babies1986: 242 babies1987: 383 babies1988: 488 babies1989: 590 babies1990: 630 babies19901991: 568 babies1992: 512 babies1993: 481 babies1994: 409 babies1995: 387 babies1996: 358 babies1997: 269 babies1998: 271 babies1999: 233 babies2000: 239 babies20002001: 190 babies2002: 231 babies2003: 168 babies2004: 203 babies2005: 162 babies2006: 136 babies2007: 114 babies2008: 132 babies2009: 93 babies2010: 114 babies20102011: 98 babies2012: 68 babies2013: 61 babies2014: 46 babies2015: 54 babies2016: 47 babies2017: 34 babies2018: 46 babies2019: 42 babies2020: 51 babies20202021: 39 babies2022: 38 babies2023: 38 babies2024: 47 babies2025: 44 babies
US babies named Alysha per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 630.

Gender split

0% boys · 100% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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