NameTides

Alisha

Alisha was the #1,229 girls' name in the US in 2025 (183 babies), and #376 in England & Wales and #683 in Canada.

Alisha as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Alisha as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.01.252.53.75518801900192019401960198020002020IrelandEngland & WalesCanadaScotlandUS
Alisha as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.01.252.53.7551880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanada
2025#1,229 (183)#376 (113)#539 (5)—#381 (10)#683 (44)
2024#1,140 (212)#395 (109)#638 (4)#407 (3)#412 (9)#775 (38)
2023#1,226 (192)#358 (118)#482 (6)—#247 (16)#443 (66)
2022#1,111 (223)#326 (133)#470 (6)—#357 (11)#554 (51)
2021#1,249 (188)#331 (143)#485 (6)—#363 (11)#725 (40)
2020#1,093 (223)#267 (178)#544 (5)—#264 (16)#576 (50)
2019#1,089 (229)#256 (188)#237 (17)—#221 (22)#663 (45)
2018#956 (276)#274 (175)#275 (14)#313 (5)#361 (12)#395 (82)
2017#870 (314)#217 (240)#347 (10)#296 (5)#189 (27)#473 (69)
2016#987 (269)#185 (294)#262 (16)#251 (7)#200 (25)#458 (73)
2015#921 (298)#199 (272)#221 (19)#269 (6)#258 (20)#494 (65)
2014#891 (305)#162 (344)#212 (22)#156 (13)#123 (48)#484 (66)
2013#866 (297)#165 (316)#183 (25)#255 (7)#185 (31)#484 (64)
2012#865 (307)#129 (434)#155 (30)#163 (12)#132 (45)#459 (67)
2011#764 (360)#115 (510)#169 (27)#189 (10)#140 (43)#463 (68)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1987 at #118.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1948.

How common is it?

about 1 in 8,800 baby girls in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USGirls2025about 1 in 8,800uncommon
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 2,200uncommon
ScotlandGirls2025about 1 in 3,600uncommon
IrelandGirls2025about 1 in 2,100uncommon
CanadaGirls2025about 1 in 3,400uncommon

Next year

On its recent trend, Alisha is likely to keep rising in the US in 2026: about 1 in 8,300 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 6,900 to 1 in 9,900.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Alisha by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: #1,046WAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: #790NYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: #721INOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: #1,108PANew Jersey: #846NJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #1,361CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: #1,037VAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #1,460TXFlorida: #462FL
Alisha (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Across Canada

ProvinceYearRankBabies
Ontario2024#46227
Quebec2025#6696

Alisha (girls): rank in each province’s latest list. Only Quebec and Ontario publish full name lists; Ontario’s latest list is a year behind.

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
AlishaCanadaGirls#68344
AlishaEngland & WalesGirls#376113
AlishaIrelandGirls#38110
AlishaNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
AlishaScotlandGirls#5395
AlishaUSGirls#1,229183
AlishaUSBoys—too few