Alisha
A girls’ name of Hebrew origin, meaning noble, exalted; a form of Alicia.
How Alisha has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #920 |
| 2016 | #987 |
| 2017 | #871 |
| 2018 | #956 |
Alisha by the numbers
In 2025, 113 babies in England and Wales were named Alisha. In the US, 313 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given noticeably more often in England and Wales than in the US.
Its American peak was 2,437 babies in 1989, so it is a 1980s name that has since fallen a long way.
Other names that come from Alicia
Like Alisha, each of these traces back to Alicia: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
- Alicianoble natured; a form of Alice861 in the US (2017)
- Alizajoyful; a form of Aliza or Alicia90 in England and Wales (2025)
- Alyvianoble natured; a modern respelling of Alicia251 in the US (2017)
- Alycianoble; a modern spelling of Alicia74 in the US (2017)
- Alysianoble; a form of Alicia47 in the US (2017)
- Elisiablissful; a form of Alicia44 in the US (2017)
- Eliciablissful; a form of Alicia40 in the US (2017)
- Aleciaof noble birth; a form of Alicia26 in the US (2017)
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Alisha. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Aishaalive; living; woman436 in England and Wales (2025)
- Alisanoble kind; variant of Alice48 in England and Wales (2025)
- Alissanoble; a form of Alice222 in the US (2017)
- Anishacomplete, whole, without flaw11 in England and Wales (2025)
- Aleshanoble; variant of alicia or alexa36 in the US (2017)
- Alyshaa form of Alicia; noble natured7 in England and Wales (2025)
Sounds like Alisha
Names that are said the same way as Alisha, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
Other names that mean nobility
Like Alisha, each of these has nobility in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Aubreyelf ruler; noble strength6,029 in the US (2017)
- Audreynoble strength4,820 in the US (2017)
- Aaliyahhigh, exalted, of high rank4,167 in the US (2017)
- Allisonnoble natured; a form of Alison4,017 in the US (2017)
- Adelinenoble, nobility3,902 in the US (2017)
- Alicenoble, of noble kind825 in England and Wales (2025)
Other names that mean praise
Like Alisha, each of these has praise in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Norahonour, light6,036 in the US (2017)
- Aaliyahhigh, exalted, of high rank4,167 in the US (2017)
- Elliottbright fame; a form of Elijah2,996 in the US (2017)
- Elliotbright fame; a form of Elijah544 in England and Wales (2025)
- Judepraised2,153 in England and Wales (2025)
- Augustmajestic, venerable; august one2,295 in the US (2017)
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