Alaysha
Alaysha was the 2542nd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 69 babies. Its best year was 2001, when it ranked 1660th with 109 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 939 places. More babies were named Alaysha in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,542 girls, up 1,239 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 69girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2001109 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,886babies recorded
Alaysha popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,542 | 69 |
| 2020 | #3,781 | 38 |
| 2010 | #2,694 | 66 |
| 2000 | #1,900 | 89 |
| 1990 | #6,878 | 12 |
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How popular is Alaysha, counting every spelling?
Alaysha is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #1,693 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #2,542 for Alaysha on its own. Together these spellings went to 105 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alaysha | 69 | #2,542 | 245 |
| Aleisha | 14 | #7,501 | 82 |
| Alaisha | 22 | #5,562 | 68 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Alaysha?
69 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Alaysha (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Alaysha born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 122 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Alaysha.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Alaysha?
About 1,900 people born in the US named Alaysha are alive today, with a median age of 19; half are between 11 and 25. That makes Alaysha mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Alaysha by state
How common Alaysha was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in New York (4.1×). In 44 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
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Questions about the name Alaysha
How popular is the name Alaysha?
Alaysha was the 2542nd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 69 babies. Its best year was 2001, when it ranked 1660th with 109 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 939 places. More babies were named Alaysha in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Alaysha a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Alaysha in the US.
Where is Alaysha most popular?
In 2021–2025, Alaysha was most common in New York (0.12 per 1,000 girls), followed by Massachusetts and Oklahoma.