MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Alisha mean?
Alisha developed as a form of Alicia, whose older Germanic name expresses nobility. Indian use also includes Alisha as a form of Hebrew Elisha, God is salvation, so the name has two established language histories.
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
अलीशा
Conventional spelling
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Alisha in Indian usage
2,397 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
Mostly recorded for girls (87.7%) in these historical records.
- Recorded as female: 2,103 records (87.7%).
- Recorded as male: 294 records (12.3%).
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1980s | 498 |
| 1990s | 1,646 |
| Other decades | 253 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Goa | 693 |
| Delhi | 548 |
| Kerala | 394 |
| Andhra Pradesh | 382 |
| Meghalaya | 249 |
| Other states | 131 |
How to read these numbers
Small counts and a second count where needed are withheld for privacy; an omitted value is not zero. Coverage, dates and suppression.
Recorded abroad
Official births registered in 2025, for the exact spelling shown.
| Jurisdiction | Spelling / recorded sex | Births | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| England & Wales | Alisha / F | 113 | 376 |
| Scotland | Alisha / F | 5 | 539 |
ONS and National Records of Scotland; Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3. Counts follow each office’s publication rules.
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Sources
- Historical Indian voter-record totals, v3 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Historical usage; CC0 1.0; birth years 1910–2001
- England & Wales 2025 birth statistics: Exact spelling Alisha; Table_6, C381 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Alisha; Table_6, C381
- Scotland 2025 birth statistics: Exact spelling Alisha; full-list-1974-2025.csv; 2025 Girl ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Alisha; full-list-1974-2025.csv; 2025 Girl