Alissa
Respelling of Alyssa, which arose as a variant of Alice; Alice descends through French from the Germanic Adalheidis, combining elements meaning noble and kind.
Alissa in 2025
Alissa was given to 99 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 3,550th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 33,488 babies born.
The history of Alissa
Alissa reached its highest point in 1998, when 1,231 babies were given the name, ranking 497th that year. Its best-ever ranking was 454th, in 1979.
Across the 78 years of records since 1948, 38,622 babies have been named Alissa. Half of them were born before 1994, which places the name's centre of gravity with Millennials.
Alissa by decade
| Decade | Babies named Alissa | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 14 | 5,691 |
| 1950s | 203 | 2,662 |
| 1960s | 1,245 | 1,037 |
| 1970s | 4,633 | 454 |
| 1980s | 8,222 | 504 |
| 1990s | 10,803 | 495 |
| 2000s | 9,444 | 552 |
| 2010s | 3,268 | 968 |
| 2020s | 790 | 2,604 |
Where Alissa is heading
Alissa has fallen 66% over the past decade, from 289 babies in 2015 to 99 in 2025.
Names like Alissa
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Alissa.