Alisha Kneeland
There are approximately 1 people named Alisha Kneeland living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 342,754,338 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Alisha with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Kneeland. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census demographics where available.
Expected bearers
1
1 in 342,754,338
Named Alisha
54K
Alive today
Named Kneeland
2.5K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 54K
Rarity: Uncommon
Gender: Female
Peak year: 1989
Average age: 36
Top Census group: White (56.7%)
Estimated bearers: 2.5K
Rarity: Rare
Census rank: #13,447
Per 100K: 0.72
Top ancestry: White (83.2%)
First name trend
Alisha: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Alisha. The peak year was 1989 with 2,457 births. The average person named Alisha today is 36 years old.
Babies born per year
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Alisha
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the first name Alisha, from the 2020 US Census Bureau first-name tables. The largest published group is White at 56.7%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Alisha described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the name Alisha at the time of the Census. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White56.7% · 28,114
- Black or African American20.3% · 10,065
- Hispanic or Latino8.7% · 4,325
- Asian and Pacific Islander7.8% · 3,853
- Two or more races5.4% · 2,665
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.1% · 550
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Kneeland surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Kneeland, from the 2020 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 83.2%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the surname Kneeland described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the surname Kneeland at the time of the Census. A surname does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White83.2% · 1,801
- Black or African American8.0% · 173
- Hispanic or Latino3.9% · 85
- Two or more races3.3% · 71
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.2% · 25
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.5% · 10
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Alisha has a living-bearer frequency of 0.0157% of the US population, based on 53,968 estimated living Americans carrying this first name (from SSA birth records going back to 1880, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables).
Even though the Census Bureau now publishes first-name tables, we do not use that file as the main first-name input for this estimate. The latest first-name Census snapshot is from 2020, which makes it 6 years old today. Because Census first-name data is only released once every 10 years, SSA birth records plus CDC survival rates give a better current estimate of how many people are likely alive with the name Alisha right now.
The surname Kneeland appears at a rate of 0.72 per 100,000 residents in the 2020 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0007%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 1 people with the full name Alisha Kneeland. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
FAQ
Alisha Kneeland: questions and answers
How many people are named Alisha Kneeland?
We estimate approximately 1 people in the United States share the full name Alisha Kneeland. That works out to about 1 in 342,754,338 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.0157%) with the surname frequency (0.72 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Alisha Kneeland?
We classify Alisha Kneeland as "Very Rare". About 1 in 342,754,338 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Alisha a male or female name?
Alisha is predominantly female. Out of 56,942 total SSA registrations, 0.2% were male and 99.8% were female. See the full Alisha profile for detailed gender data.
Where does this data come from?
First-name data comes from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files (1880 to 2024). Surname data comes from the 2020 US Census Bureau decennial surname tables. Living-bearer estimates use CDC actuarial life tables to adjust for mortality. Read the full methodology.
How common is the name Alisha Kneeland?
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