Allyssa Girl
How popular is Allyssa?
#14,938 girl name in 2025
5 baby girls were named Allyssa in the US in 2025, making it the 14938th most popular girl name.
6,580living people named Allyssa (est.)
27median age of people named Allyssa
6,675babies named Allyssa since 1880
1 in 663,069US babies born in 2025
Allyssa popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | #14,938 for girls (▲ 350 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 5 girls |
| 10-year trend | Falling fast (-91% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #3,129 in 2015, #6,919 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1998 (349 girls) |
| Highest rank | #659 in 1998 |
| First recorded | 1971 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 0% boys, 100% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Allyssa counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Alyssa family of names ranked #212 for girls in 2025 (#189 the year before), with 1,582 babies in all.
| Spelling | Girls in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Alyssa | 680 | 43% |
| Aliza | 420 | 27% |
| Alisa | 125 | 8% |
| Alissa | 99 | 6% |
| Alizah | 87 | 5% |
| Alyza | 77 | 5% |
| Alizay | 24 | 2% |
| Alyzah | 26 | 2% |
| Alysa | 9 | 1% |
| Allyssa | 5 | 0% |
| Alyzzah | 22 | 1% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Allyssa by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 104 | #3,667 |
| 1980s | 706 | #876 |
| 1990s | 2,858 | #659 |
| 2000s | 2,239 | #801 |
| 2010s | 701 | #1,468 |
| 2020s | 67 | #6,675 |
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Questions
- Is Allyssa a boy or girl name?
- Allyssa is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Allyssa were girls.
- How popular is the name Allyssa?
- 5 baby girls were named Allyssa in the US in 2025, making it the 14938th most popular girl name.
- When was Allyssa most popular?
- Allyssa peaked in 1998, when 349 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #659 in 1998.
- How many people are named Allyssa?
- 6,675 babies have been named Allyssa in the US since 1880. We estimate about 6,580 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 27.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.