Alisha

Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Meaning

Alisha also refer as protected from God is a cognate of the Spanish-language feminine given name Alicia, a variant of the French/German-language name Alice, which comes from Old English Æthelhādas or Æðelhādas, meaning noble or nobility.

From Wikipedia

Alisha first appears in the data in 2014 and has been recorded in 4 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 2015 with 8 babies (rank #205 that year). It was not in the 2025 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Alisha

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Alisha yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

5Destiny numberThe free spiritCurious, restless, energised by change.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
11Soul urgeThe visionary (master)Intuitive and inspirational — a heightened 2.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
3PersonalityThe creativeExpressive, sociable, lifted by playful energy.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

Famous people named Alisha

Alisha Lehmannassociation football player · b. 1999
Alisha Boefilm actor · b. 1997
Alisha Chinairecording artist · b. 1965

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
2014	7	#223
2015	8	#205
2016	3	#400
2017	2	#584