Alisha
A modern spelling of Alicia, the Latinized form of Alice. Alice traces back to the Old Germanic Adalheidis, joining adal, noble, with heid, kind or sort.
Alisha in 2025
Alisha was given to 183 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 2,341st most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 18,117 babies born.
The history of Alisha
Alisha reached its highest point in 1989, when 2,457 babies were given the name, ranking 251st that year. Its best-ever ranking was 237th, in 1987.
Across the 78 years of records since 1948, 57,127 babies have been named Alisha. Half of them were born before 1988, which places the name's centre of gravity with Millennials.
Alisha by decade
| Decade | Babies named Alisha | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 14 | 6,120 |
| 1950s | 92 | 4,005 |
| 1960s | 1,473 | 901 |
| 1970s | 8,956 | 313 |
| 1980s | 21,827 | 237 |
| 1990s | 14,522 | 270 |
| 2000s | 6,015 | 764 |
| 2010s | 3,007 | 1,411 |
| 2020s | 1,221 | 2,031 |
Where Alisha is heading
Alisha has fallen 39% over the past decade, from 298 babies in 2015 to 183 in 2025.
Names like Alisha
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Alisha.