Alishah
The Story of Alishah
As a girl name
American parents first put Alishah on the record books as a girl name in 1993, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2003, when 8 Alishahs were born — ranking #11,325 that year. The 2000s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 67% of all recorded Alishahs. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2009 (8 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 66 Alishahs have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
The earliest SSA record of Alishah as a boy name dates back to 1997, when 6 babies received it. 1997 was its biggest year on record, with 6 newborns named Alishah — #8,110 in the national rankings. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 1997 (6 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 6 Alishahs have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Alishah
Alishah is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1993 and has accumulated 66 births in the dataset. Alishah's peak popularity came in 2003 when it ranked #11,325. Use the chart and map above to compare Alishah's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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