Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Alaysha isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1987. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Alaysha through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,886
- 0 boys · 1,886 girls
- Most popular year
- 2001
- 109 babies
- 2025
- 69
- #2,542 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +17%
- Rising
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 69 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 2,542 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 16.7% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 109 in 2001. In 2025, New York had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (13). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,279 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Alaysha’s family of names
The ring: spellings.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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