Allyssa
Respelling of Alyssa, a variant of Alice from Germanic adalheid, meaning noble sort, with the spelling drawn toward the flower alyssum.
Allyssa in 2025
Allyssa was given to 5 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 24,967th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 663,069 babies born.
The history of Allyssa
Allyssa reached its highest point in 1998, when 349 babies were given the name, ranking 1,214th that year.
Across the 55 years of records since 1971, 6,675 babies have been named Allyssa. Half of them were born before 1998, which places the name's centre of gravity with Generation Z.
Allyssa by decade
| Decade | Babies named Allyssa | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 104 | 5,699 |
| 1980s | 706 | 1,500 |
| 1990s | 2,858 | 1,214 |
| 2000s | 2,239 | 1,440 |
| 2010s | 701 | 2,610 |
| 2020s | 67 | 11,514 |
Where Allyssa is heading
Allyssa has fallen 91% over the past decade, from 53 babies in 2015 to 5 in 2025.
That is less than 5% of its 1998 peak — Allyssa is now a rare name in the United States.
Names like Allyssa
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Allyssa.