Is Alaysha a boy or girl name?

Alaysha is a girl’s name. Of the 1,886 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

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Alaysha

Recorded 1987–2025 · United States

Alaysha was most popular in 2001, when 109 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,857 that year. In 2025 it ranked #4,509, with 69 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,886 people named Alaysha.

Alaysha over time

Births per year. The dot marks Alaysha’s peak in 2001. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Alaysha a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Alaysha is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 1,886 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Alaysha

Where Alaysha is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org