girl's name

Alishba

  • Gender Girl
  • Letters 7
  • Popularity Rare
  • Births on record 2,332

Scotland

#890

2019 births

Alishba is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 10 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.

  • Peaked in England and Wales in 2005, when 140 babies were given the name.
  • It has been falling over the past decade in England and Wales.
  • Today about 1 in 23,952 babies in England and Wales is given this name.
  • First appears in birth records in 1996.

Alishba over time

Births per decade in England and Wales, 1990s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.

773
'90 '00 '10 '20
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Births named Alishba by decade in England and Wales
Decade Births
1990s 13
2000s 773
2010s 558
2020s (to 2025) 117

How popular is Alishba?

In 2025, Alishba was given to 22 babies in England and Wales. It is a rare choice.

Where Alishba is used

Scotland #890 3 in 2019
Ireland #1,024 3 in 2009
England & Wales #1,437 22 in 2025
Canada #2,564 8 in 2023
France #6,723 5 in 2024
United States #9,784 10 in 2025

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.

Figures for England and Wales withhold any name given to fewer than three babies in a year, so a gap means the name fell below that floor rather than went unused. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Alishba

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

Parents who like Alishba also like

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

Sibling names for Alishba

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

Common questions about Alishba

How popular is the name Alishba?

In 2025, Alishba was given to 22 babies in England and Wales. It is a rare choice.

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

Alishba is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

When was Alishba most popular?

Alishba peaked in 2005, when 140 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.

Is Alishba a good name?

That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Alishba currently ranks #1,437 in England and Wales. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.