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Alayshia

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Pronounced uh-LAY-shuh /əˈleɪ.ʃə/Medium

Meaning: Alayshia is a coined name in the Alicia/Aleisha family, joining an A-lay opening to an -shia ending; it is a modern sound-coinage rather than a name with a single fixed root.Low

In 30 seconds: Alayshia is a coined girl's name echoing Alicia and Aleisha, with a soft -shia ending (said 'uh-LAY-shuh').

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Origin LowAfrican American

MeaningAlayshia is a coined name in the Alicia/Aleisha family, joining an A-lay opening to an -shia ending; it is a modern sound-coinage rather than a name with a single fixed root.

U.S. rank (2022)#13671 ↘ Falling

2022 U.S. births6 girls (0.00% of U.S. girls)

Peak year2011

Total births (all-time)≈ 657

Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data

U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.

SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.

History & Origin

Alayshia is a coined name in the Alicia/Aleisha family, joining a flowing A-lay opening to an -shia ending. Names like it were invented for their sound and individuality in African-American families from the late twentieth century onward.

It never became common, its modest crest falling in the early twenty-tens. A gently modern coinage, it reads as a name of its era rather than a returning classic, and the audio uses the respelling for the soft ending.

Did you know? Alayshia is a scarce coinage that appeared in the early nineteen-nineties and reached its small peak around 2011, still only a few dozen girls a year.

Overall data confidence 35%

References — Alayshia — coined Alicia/Aleisha-family name

Variations

AleishaAliciaAlaysia

Nicknames

LayAly

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Alicia— the familiar name Alayshia echoes

Aleisha— a close sister coinage sharing the -sha sound

Alaysia— a like A-lay girl's name of the era

Aliyah— a rhyming vowel-rich girl's name of the period

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Frequently Asked

What does the name Alayshia mean?

Alayshia is a coined name in the Alicia/Aleisha family; its meaning is in its sound, not a fixed root.

How do you pronounce Alayshia?

It's said uh-LAY-shuh /əˈleɪ.ʃə/ — three syllables, stress on the second.

Is Alayshia a boy or girl name?

Alayshia is used as a girl's name.

How popular is Alayshia?

Alayshia was always rare — a coined name that saw brief use in the early twenty-tens.