How many Allyshas are there in the world?

No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 500 people named Allysha are estimated to be alive in the US today.

How popular is the name Allysha in 2025?

Allysha is rarely given in the US today — it does not rank in the top 2000 girl names.

Will my child share the name Allysha with classmates?

Allysha will almost certainly be the only one in school.

Allysha

Feminine

Rare todaygiven to only a few children a year

rare

Allysha takes letters from both of its neighbors: the y of Alyssa and the sh of Alisha, with a doubled l that neither of them has. It sits between them in sound and spelling, and nothing records a history of its own.

How old is the name Allysha?

Allysha first appears in US birth records in 1983 — 42 years ago. The typical Allysha alive today was born around 1994, making them about 31 years old. About 500 people named Allysha are estimated to be alive in the US today.

When was the name Allysha most popular?

Allysha peaked in 1992, reaching #2777 nationally. See the whole 1992 chart.

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Where it comes from

Origin, sound and short forms

Our story of Allysha

Our Allysha stands in a crowded family and borrows a little from each member. From Alyssa comes the y; from Alisha and Alicia comes the sh; the doubled l belongs to neither and gives the front of the name a little more weight on paper. Said aloud, it is simply uh-LEE-shuh, the sound Alicia has carried in America for generations. The letters are its own; the sound is shared.

Meaningnot established

Not established

No meaning is recorded for Allysha. It belongs to the Alicia family of spellings, which reach back through Alicia to Alice, and it also borrows the y of Alyssa, a separate name. None of them passes a recorded meaning to this spelling.

Pronouncing Allysha

uh-LEE-shuh

Stress on the middle syllable, as in Alisha. The y can also be read as a short i, uh-LISH-uh.

Nicknames for Allysha

Limited

AllyThe front of the name, already a common short form for Alison, Alexandra and Alicia

What the data says

146 years of official birth records

The long climb, and where it stands now

The same years in position rather than babies

First recorded: 1983
Most girls named: 199243 — the highest on record
Peak rank: #2777reached in 1992
Change vs 2012: +60.0%8 in 2015, from 5

Allysha sits in the rare tail. Its best year on record was 1992, with 43 girls. Today it is given to few enough children that it does not enter the ranked charts at all.

Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.

Allyshas among us

500

people named Allysha are estimated to be alive in the US today

Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method

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Fashion outlook

Allysha sits outside the current charts, and that is its own kind of answer: naming cycles can only date the names they carried up. A name this rare has no decade stamped on it — it cannot go out of fashion, because it was never in.

Based on 146 years of naming cycles. How we read them

The trade-off

Practical strengths

Sounds like Alisha and Alicia, names most people can say on sight.
Has a ready short form, Ally, that is already familiar.
Rare in this spelling.

What to consider

Expect Alisha, Alysha and Alicia on forms; this spelling will need to be given letter by letter.
The y invites a second saying, uh-LISH-uh; one hearing settles it.

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How many Allyshas are there in the world?: No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 500 people named Allysha are estimated to be alive in the US today.
How popular is the name Allysha in 2025?: Allysha is rarely given in the US today — it does not rank in the top 2000 girl names.
Will my child share the name Allysha with classmates?: Allysha will almost certainly be the only one in school.

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