Given name
Alysha
“noble”·“kind”·“type”
Alysha is a variant of Alice. Alice’s older Germanic elements mean “noble” and “kind” or “type.” The connection with nobility belongs to the name’s linguistic roots.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Alysha is a variant of Alice. Alice’s older Germanic elements mean “noble” and “kind” or “type.” The connection with nobility belongs to the name’s linguistic roots.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Alysha is a variant of Alice. Alice developed through Old French from Adalheidis, the Germanic name also behind Adelaide.
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How it developed
Alysha is a variant of Alice. The shared background comes through Alice: The longer Adalheidis was greatly shortened before reaching its Old French form. Alice and Adelaide therefore share an older source, even though they became distinct names.
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The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1965. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Alysha is a variant of Alice. The history of Alice gives this family its wider story. Alice returned to wider use in the nineteenth century. Lewis Carroll’s two Alice stories gave it an enduring literary association; his heroine drew inspiration from Alice Liddell.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Alysha through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 9,601
- 0 boys · 9,601 girls
- Most popular year
- 1990
- 630 babies
- 2025
- 44
- #3,465 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −6%
- Steady
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 44 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 3,465 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 6.4% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 630 in 1990. In 2025, Florida had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (9). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 8,140 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.
Alysha’s family of names
In English usage, Alysha has a related form in Alicia. Alysha has a related form in Alice.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 4
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Alysha
- Alysha NewmanCanadian pole vaulterborn 1994
- Alysha CorriganCanadian rugby union and sevens playerborn 1997
- Alysha ClarkAmerican basketball playerborn 1987
- Alysha KoloiAustralian diver (born 2001)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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