Is Alisha a boy or girl name?
Alisha is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 212 girls and 0 boys were named Alisha, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.8% of the 56,942 US babies named Alisha were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #1,137
- Babies named Alisha since 1948
- 56,942
- Most popular year
- 1989
- 2,457 babies
Boys and girls named Alisha, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0 | 14 | 100% |
| 1950s | 0 | 92 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 1,473 | 100% |
| 1970s | 38 | 8,918 | 99.6% |
| 1980s | 76 | 21,751 | 99.7% |
| 1990s | 12 | 14,511 | 99.9% |
| 2000s | 5 | 6,010 | 99.9% |
| 2010s | 0 | 3,005 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 1,037 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 212 | #1,137 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 192 | #1,226 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 223 | #1,110 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 187 | #1,254 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 223 | #1,093 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 229 | #1,089 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 276 | #956 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 313 | #873 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 269 | #987 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 298 | #920 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 305 | #891 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 297 | #866 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 306 | #871 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 360 | #764 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 352 | #782 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 375 | #760 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 476 | #648 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 554 | #551 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 500 | #585 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 625 | #490 |
| 2004 | 5 | #11,417 | 685 | #446 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 685 | #439 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 711 | #409 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 684 | #417 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 715 | #401 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 765 | #374 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 857 | #341 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 990 | #289 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 1,163 | #240 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 1,279 | #221 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 1,497 | #200 |
| 1993 | 7 | #6,840 | 1,722 | #173 |
| 1992 | 5 | #8,481 | 1,855 | #163 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 2,041 | #149 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 2,342 | #135 |
| 1989 | 20 | #2,992 | 2,437 | #123 |
| 1988 | 8 | #5,212 | 2,268 | #126 |
| 1987 | 8 | #4,979 | 2,392 | #118 |
| 1986 | 7 | #5,353 | 2,236 | #125 |
| 1985 | 5 | #6,557 | 2,211 | #131 |
| 1984 | 13 | #3,274 | 2,293 | #123 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 2,048 | #141 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 2,015 | #145 |
| 1981 | 5 | #6,300 | 1,997 | #142 |
| 1980 | 10 | #3,845 | 1,854 | #151 |
| 1979 | 7 | #4,862 | 1,721 | #162 |
| 1978 | 7 | #4,569 | 1,377 | #188 |
| 1977 | 7 | #4,605 | 1,317 | #201 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 932 | #254 |
| 1975 | 11 | #3,251 | 791 | #296 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 682 | #325 |
| 1973 | 6 | #4,522 | 590 | #360 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 560 | #382 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 528 | #406 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 420 | #481 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 372 | #506 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 239 | #620 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 169 | #755 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 137 | #856 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 157 | #787 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 120 | #964 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 96 | #1,114 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 73 | #1,293 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 50 | #1,598 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 60 | #1,417 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 21 | #2,521 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 10 | #3,926 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 9 | #4,206 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 13 | #3,327 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 8 | #4,379 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 7 | #4,664 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 9 | #3,959 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 9 | #3,808 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,842 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 8 | #3,896 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,660 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Alisha reached #2,992 in 1989. As a girl name, it reached #118 in 1987. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1980s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Alisha
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.