boy's name

Alishan

  • Gender Boy
  • Letters 7
  • Births on record 40

Alishan is a boy's name. In 2009 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in 2006, when 8 babies were given the name.
  • It has largely dropped out of use.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1994.

Alishan over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1990s to 2000s.

13
'90 '00
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Births named Alishan by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1990s 12
2000s 13

How popular is Alishan?

In 2009, Alishan was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Alishan is used

England & Wales #5,809 3 in 2021
France #5,991 5 in 2011
United States #13,751 5 in 2009

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Alishan

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

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Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Alishan over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Alishan

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Alishan — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Alishan

How popular is the name Alishan?

In 2009, Alishan was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Alishan a girl's or a boy's name?

Alishan is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.

When was Alishan most popular?

Alishan peaked in 2006, when 8 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.