Alysha comes from the Greek / Sanskrit tradition, meaning Defender of men / protected by God.
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How popular is Alysha?
1990peak year
Today, Alysha is rarely chosen — ranked well outside the top 1,000 (around #3572), with only about 44 babies given the name per year. But it wasn't always this way. At its peak in 1990, 630 babies were given the name (ranked #410 nationally). Its strongest stretch was the 1990s. Alysha's usage has held roughly steady recently. In all, around 9,557 babies have been registered as Alysha since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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