Alisen
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- AL-ih-sun
- Origin
- Germanic
Alisen is a girls' name of Germanic origin, meaning “noble kind”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Alisen mean?
Germanic: spelling of Allison; medieval pet form of Alice, via Norman French
“noble kind”
Began in the Middle Ages as a French pet form of Alice; this spelling is also an English and Scottish surname.
Meaning borrowed from Allison. More on Wiktionary.
Is Alisen a girl's or a boy's name?
Alisen is a girls' name.
How popular is Alisen in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1989, with 12 girls. It first appears in the records in 1971.
Half of all the girls named Alisen in the US since 1880 were born between 1989 and 2005, the years shaded on the chart below.
Alisen in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 5 | #16,413 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 5 | #16,542 |
| 2012 | 7 | #13,477 |
| 2011 | 5 | #16,756 |
| 2010 | 7 | #13,442 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 11 | #10,080 |
| 2007 | 5 | #17,630 |
| 2006 | 7 | #13,601 |
| 2005 | 6 | #14,495 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 7 | #12,401 |
| 2002 | 7 | #12,181 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 8 | #10,738 |
| 1999 | 6 | #12,681 |
| 1998 | 10 | #8,579 |
| 1997 | 7 | #10,831 |
| 1996 | 6 | #11,801 |
| 1995 | 5 | #13,380 |
| 1994 | 12 | #7,091 |
| 1993 | 12 | #7,031 |
| 1992 | 9 | #8,726 |
| 1991 | 7 | #10,263 |
| 1990 | 5 | #12,952 |
| 1989 | 12 | #6,525 |
| 1988 | 5 | #11,792 |
| 1987 | 11 | #6,330 |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 8 | #7,560 |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 7 | #8,059 |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 6 | #8,442 |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 5 | #8,322 |
Nicknames for Alisen
Names like Alisen
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Alyssa, Allison, Madison, Addison, Alina, Caroline, Avery, Amelia, Allyson, Abigail, Allie, Emma
Names related to Alisen
More Germanic names
Liam, Henry, Charlotte, William, Archie, Charlie, Freddie, Ella, Harry, Millie, Albie, Matilda, Louie, Miles, Alice, Myles
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Alisen: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/alisen, updated 20 October 2026.