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Why parents love Alisha- Same noble meaning as Alice/Alicia with phonetic honesty.
- Three syllables with a warm, clear sound: ah-LEE-shah.
- The SHA-ending follows pronunciation perfectly.
- Ali is a strong embedded beginning.
- The Alice-in-Wonderland heritage gives literary depth.
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The vibe of Alisha
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Origin & history of Alisha
Germanic adal (noble)
→ Old French Alis
→ Alicia
→ phonetic Alisha
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Greek / Sanskrit roots
Alisha is the phonetic-spelling variant of Alicia from the Germanic meaning noble sort. The SHA-ending follows pronunciation, creating the most phonetically honest form of the Alice/Alicia name.
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First recorded
Earliest known use: Phonetic variant of Alicia.
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Today
Alisha remains a beloved choice, ranking #1064 in the US. 56,942 babies have been named Alisha since 1948.
◈ Sources: Behind the Name, SSA data
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How popular is Alisha?
1989
peak year
Alisha has been losing ground. Once far more common, it has been declining steadily in recent years. It currently ranks well outside the top 1,000 (around #1064), with about 242 babies named Alisha each year. In 1989, 2,437 babies received the name (ranked #123). Total registrations across all years since 1880: roughly 56,942.
Year-by-year registrations
1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
2,437
Babies named in peak year
(ranked #123)
(ranked #123)
242
Avg. per year
(last decade)
(last decade)
2,420
Total registrations
last 10 years
last 10 years
56,942
All-time total
(since 1880)
(since 1880)
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Numerology of Alisha5
Life path number
The Adventurer
Freedom, adventure and curiosity.
Alisha's Life Path 6 is the nurturer's number — noble nurturing. People named Alisha tend to be warm, honest, and gifted at spelling exactly the way they sound.
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Spells exactly as sounds✦
Noble-honest◈
SHA-ending phonetic◎
Alice-heritage♡
Ali-strongA1
L3
I9
S1
H8
A1
Sum: 23 → Life path 5
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Personality of Alisha🌍
Free spirit
Adventure calls and they always answer.
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Electric energy
Things happen around them — exciting, unexpected.
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Adaptable
New situations are opportunities, never threats.
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Natural charmer
There's something magnetic about them.
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