Girl’s name · American English, Germanic

Alaysha

How to say it: uh-LAY-shuh · /əˈleɪʃə/

Modern respelling of Alicia meaning 'noble' - invented American spelling of Germanic origin name.

Alaysha was the 1,879th most popular girls’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 69 babies (Social Security Administration). Its busiest decade was the 2000s, its births are up about 48% in ten years, and it is projected to rise to #1,486 by 2030.

Updated · SSA 2025 data, published May 2026 · How we compute these figures

#1,879for girls in 2025
1 in 48,048US babies
69born in 2025
#1,486projected for 2030
2000sits peak decade
under 1 in 200chance a classmate shares it

Key facts

Key facts about Alaysha
Rank among girls’ names, 2025#1,879
Babies born in 202569
Share of births1 in 48,048
Peak decade2000s
Change over 10 years+48%
Projected rank for 2030 (estimate)#1,486

Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA). How we compute these figures.

Its life, decade by decade

Alaysha is a newcomer: almost all of its history is from the last forty years.

1900195020002020–25
Peak: 44 per million births, 2000s.

What goes with it

Nicknames

  • Alay
  • Asha
  • Layla

Honouring a Alaysha in the family

In the classroom

In a class of 25 children born in 2025, the chance that another child is called Alaysha is about under 1 in 200.

Around the world

This spelling is used in English, German.

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