The first name Alisha
A girl’s name.
3 syllables Female
Meaning and origin
A modern spelling variant of Alicia.
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
In 2025, 113 girls were named Alisha, making it the 376th most popular girls’ name. It peaked in 2006, with 986 births (#57).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Alisha with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Alisha at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 183 girls born in the United States were named Alisha, the 1,229th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1989, when 2,437 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Famous people named Alisha
6 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Alisha KlassAmerican pornographic actress, born 1972
- Alisha GlassAmerican volleyball player, born 1988
- Alisha NewtonCanadian actress, born 2001
- AlishaAmerican singer, born 1968
- Alisha WainwrightAmerican actress, born 1989
- Alisha InacioAmerican professional wrestler, born 1987
Questions
- What does the name Alisha mean?
- A modern spelling variant of Alicia.
- How popular is the name Alisha?
- In 2025, 113 girls born in England and Wales were named Alisha, ranking 376th. Its peak was 2006, with 986 births.
- Is Alisha a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 57,127 US babies named Alisha since 1880 were girls.
- When was Alisha most popular?
- 1989 in the United States, when 2,437 babies were named Alisha, its highest rank at 123rd.