Girls' name · peaked in 1999
Alyssa name popularity since 1925
315,038 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Alyssa. Half of them were born in 2000 or earlier, so the typical Alyssa is about 26 years old in 2026. Alyssa peaked in 1999 as the #11 name for girls, and it ranked #453 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 315,038
- Named Alyssa, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #453
- for girls in 2025 (680 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 99.9% girls
- 314,606 girls · 432 boys
- Most popular in
- Nevada
- 2.09× its national share
Peak year is the year Alyssa made up the largest share of US girls, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Alyssa births per year, 1925–2025
1999 was the biggest year for Alyssa both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 1983 and 1988, Alyssa became 5.6× more common, from 1 in 1,390 baby girls to 1 in 250.
- Steepest fall: Between 2011 and 2016, its share of baby girls fell by 56%, from 1 in 292 to 1 in 661.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Alyssa's share of all US girls five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Alyssa.
Decade by decade
Babies named Alyssa in each decade, and its rank among girls' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1950s | 98 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1960s | 1,503 | 0 | #933 |
| 1970s | 6,079 | 6 | #372 |
| 1980s | 32,952 | 100 | #130 |
| 1990s | 115,255 | 135 | #27 |
| 2000s | 114,507 | 166 | #16 |
| 2010s | 37,935 | 25 | #93 |
| 2020–25 | 6,277 | 0 | #453 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 girls that year, so they can go past 1,000. "Under 5" means fewer than 5 girls got the name.
Generation fingerprint
55.0% of babies named Alyssa from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Z years (1997–2012). The full split by generation:
Where Alyssa is most popular
The index compares Alyssa's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Alyssa.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Nevada | 2.09× | 2,359 |
| Arizona | 1.74× | 7,137 |
| Alaska | 1.60× | 755 |
| New Mexico | 1.51× | 2,643 |
| New Hampshire | 1.39× | 1,381 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Alyssa and were given to at least 1,000 girls from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Girls | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Alyssa (this page) | 314,606 | 1999 |
| Alissa | 38,591 | 1997 |
| Alysa | 7,050 | 2001 |
| Allyssa | 6,675 | 1998 |
| Alessa | 3,005 | 2022 |
| Allysa | 2,554 | 1998 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 499 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Alyssa's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Alyssa.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Alyssa (1999).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data