Girl name Indian origin Hindu;Christian tradition

Alisha

ə-LEE-shə · 6 letters · 3 syllables
What it means
Noble or protected by God, variant of Alicia or Sanskrit aleeshah
Language
Indian
Culture
Indian;Spanish
Religion
Hindu;Christian
Style era
modern
Themes
Indian · Spanish
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#1137
2024 births212
Peak year1989
First appeared1948
Total US births56,811
1989 peak19481967198620052024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
LishaAli
Alternate spellings
AliciaAleshaAlysha
In other languages
Alicia (Spanish)Alíz (Hungarian)

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