Alisher
Alisher is a name with multiple cultural origins: Uzbek, Tajik, Kazakh.
- Uzbek
- Tajik
- Kazakh
Meaning & Origin of Alisher
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Alisher is a name with multiple cultural origins: Uzbek, Tajik, Kazakh.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Uzbek
- Tajik
- Kazakh
The Story of Alisher
American parents first put Alisher on the record books as a baby boy name in 2014, with 11 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2014, when 11 Alishers were born — ranking #7,046 that year. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2019 (6 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 35 Alishers have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2010s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Variants & Related Forms of Alisher
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Alisher. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Älışer
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About the name Alisher
Alisher is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2014 and has accumulated 35 births in the dataset. Alisher's peak popularity came in 2014 when it ranked #7,046. Use the chart and map above to compare Alisher'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 .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.