Alyshia
A feminine variant of the name Alicia meaning "noble" or "of nobility".
Name Census estimates that about 1,245 living Americans carry the first name Alyshia. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Alyshia today is around 33 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Alyshia births was 1990 (105 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Alyshia. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
1.2K
~ 1 in 275,305 Americans
Peak year
1990
105 babies that year
Average age
33
years old
2016 SSA rank
#14,448
Tracked since 1970
Popularity
Alyshia: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Alyshia from the 1970s through to the 2010s, spanning 5 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1990s, with 560 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 1990s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Alyshia by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Alyshia during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Alyshias live
The SSA's state-level files cover 11 states and territories. California, Pennsylvania, New York recorded the most babies named Alyshia, while Virginia, Texas, Tennessee recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 17 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Alyshia
The name Alyshia is a variant spelling of the name Alicia, which has its origins in the Germanic name Adaliz. Adaliz is derived from the Germanic elements "athal" meaning "noble" and "lind" meaning "serpent" or "snake". The name Alicia emerged as a Latinized form of the Germanic name during the Middle Ages.
In the 12th century, the name Alicia gained popularity across Europe, particularly in England, France, and Italy. It was often used as a feminine form of the male name Alec or Alex, which also derived from the Germanic root Adaliz. Historical records from this period show the name spelled in various ways, including Alyce, Alis, and Alise.
One of the earliest known bearers of the name Alyshia was Alyshia of Louvain, a Flemish noblewoman who lived in the early 13th century. Another notable historical figure was Alyshia of Montferrat, a 14th-century Italian princess and patron of the arts.
In literature, the name Alyshia appears in Geoffrey Chaucer's Canterbury Tales, written in the late 14th century. The character Alyshia is portrayed as a virtuous and faithful wife.
During the Renaissance, the name Alyshia gained popularity among the nobility and upper classes. Alyshia de' Medici, a 16th-century Italian noblewoman and patron of the arts, was a prominent bearer of the name during this period.
In the 18th century, Alyshia Lafferty was an Irish poet and playwright whose works explored themes of love and nature.
Moving into the 19th century, Alyshia Horner was a British explorer and adventurer who traveled extensively throughout Africa and Asia, documenting her journeys in several published memoirs.
While the name Alyshia has roots in medieval Europe, it has since been adopted and adapted in various cultures around the world, with varying spellings and pronunciations.
People
Alyshia + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Alyshia as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with A
Other first names starting with A with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Alyshia: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Alyshia?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 1,245 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Alyshia going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 275,305 US residents.
Is Alyshia a common name?
We classify Alyshia as "Rare". It ranks above 91.4% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 1,297 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Alyshia most popular?
The single biggest year for Alyshia was 1990, when 105 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Alyshia is about 33 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
Is Alyshia a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Alyshia in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.