Alishah
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- a-LEE-sha
- Origin
- Germanic
Alishah is a girls' name of Germanic origin, meaning “noble kind”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Alishah mean?
Germanic: spelling of Alisha, itself a spelling of Alicia
“noble kind”
A respelling of Alicia, the Latinised form of Alice.
Meaning borrowed from Alisha. More on Wiktionary.
Is Alishah a girl's or a boy's name?
Alishah is a girls' name.
How popular is Alishah in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2007, with 13 girls.
Half of all the girls named Alishah in the UK since 1996 were born between 2001 and 2010, the years shaded on the chart below.
Alishah in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 3 | #5,929 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 6 | #3,738 |
| 2018 | 4 | #4,914 |
| 2017 | 4 | #4,967 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 4 | #4,951 |
| 2014 | 1 | #7,592 |
| 2013 | 5 | #4,267 |
| 2012 | 5 | #4,390 |
| 2011 | 6 | #3,737 |
| 2010 | 9 | #2,741 |
| 2009 | 8 | #2,909 |
| 2008 | 9 | #2,663 |
| 2007 | 13 | #1,964 |
| 2006 | 10 | #2,263 |
| 2005 | 10 | #2,206 |
| 2004 | 12 | #1,812 |
| 2003 | 8 | #2,320 |
| 2002 | 9 | #2,040 |
| 2001 | 12 | #1,637 |
| 2000 | 10 | #1,792 |
| 1999 | 8 | #2,089 |
| 1998 | 5 | #2,855 |
| 1997 | 10 | #1,780 |
| 1996 | 3 | #3,935 |
Names like Alishah
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Aakifah Ammarah Farah Hibah Azeemah Aaminah Umamah Safia Samah Umaymah Habiba Aaliyah
Names related to Alishah
More Germanic names
Amelia Liam Henry Charlotte William Archie Charlie Emma Freddie Ella Harry Millie Albie Matilda Louie Miles
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Alishah: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/alishah, updated 20 October 2026.