Alysa
A respelling of Alyssa, itself a variant of Alice. Alice descends from the Germanic Adalheidis, meaning "noble sort," and the spelling also echoes the alyssum flower.
Alysa in 2025
Alysa was given to 9 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 17,249th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 368,371 babies born.
The history of Alysa
Alysa reached its highest point in 2001, when 325 babies were given the name, ranking 1,334th that year.
Across the 73 years of records since 1953, 7,050 babies have been named Alysa. Half of them were born before 1999, which places the name's centre of gravity with Generation Z.
Alysa by decade
| Decade | Babies named Alysa | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 33 | 5,559 |
| 1960s | 182 | 3,193 |
| 1970s | 334 | 2,852 |
| 1980s | 819 | 1,722 |
| 1990s | 2,340 | 1,384 |
| 2000s | 2,632 | 1,334 |
| 2010s | 622 | 3,038 |
| 2020s | 88 | 10,696 |
Where Alysa is heading
Alysa has fallen 82% over the past decade, from 51 babies in 2015 to 9 in 2025.
That is less than 5% of its 2001 peak — Alysa is now a rare name in the United States.
Names like Alysa
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Alysa.