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Alishea
How to Pronounce Alishea
Pronounced uh-LEE-shuh /ΙΛliΛ.ΚΙ/Low
Meaning: Alishea is a phonetic respelling of Alisha and Alicia, elaborated forms of Alice. Alice descends from the Germanic Adalheidis, meaning 'noble kind' or 'of noble sort,' the same source as Adelaide. Alishea keeps that 'noble' heritage while spelling the sound in a modern, decorative way.Low
Popularity in the U.S. Β· SSA data
U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880βpresent). Pink marker = peak year.
SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.
History & Origin
Alishea is a sound-spelled form of Alisha and Alicia, favoring an -ishea ending for effect. Both parents lead back through Alice to the Germanic 'noble kind,' and we trace that line while noting Alishea itself is a modern spelling.
Alishea appeared in the United States from about 1972 into the late nineties, peaking around 1990 at only about fifteen girls a year. A girl named Alishea at that peak would be in her mid-thirties today.
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Frequently Asked
What does the name Alishea mean?
It is a respelling of Alisha and Alicia, elaborated forms of Alice, from the Germanic Adalheidis meaning 'noble.'
How do you pronounce Alishea?
It is said uh-LEE-shuh /ΙΛliΛ.ΚΙ/ - three syllables, stress on the second.
Is Alishea a boy or girl name?
Alishea is used as a girl's name.
How popular is Alishea?
It was always rare as a spelling in the United States, given to only about fifteen girls a year at its peak around nineteen-ninety.