Baby name

FADING GIRL · SANSKRIT
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Alisha

/uh · LEE · shuh/


“Noble one”

Sanskrit/Arabic variant: potentially from 'Alaysha' or feminine of 'Alish'; 1990s-2000s naming trend.

lisa · lisha · aly

warm

How it ages.

1990s variant explosion trend; peaked 2000-2010; now perceived as dated spelling variant.

The cultural moment.

Declining post-2010; associated with 1990s naming trend; down to 100-150 annual US births.