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Alysa

Girl

Meaning of Alysa: American: 'noble' (variant of Alice)

Alysa is a girl's name most strongly associated with American naming. It has 5 letters and 3 syllables, and it is a genuinely rare and unique choice — 9481st most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 3015th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#9481

9 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#3015

8 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

7,050

First recorded 1953 · peak 2001

Trend

stable

Style: rare

Popularity over time

1981: 44 babies1982: 48 babies1983: 43 babies1984: 55 babies1985: 68 babies1986: 82 babies1987: 119 babies1988: 146 babies1989: 172 babies1990: 213 babies19901991: 194 babies1992: 228 babies1993: 216 babies1994: 228 babies1995: 214 babies1996: 237 babies1997: 274 babies1998: 277 babies1999: 259 babies2000: 297 babies20002001: 325 babies2002: 286 babies2003: 284 babies2004: 302 babies2005: 302 babies2006: 245 babies2007: 254 babies2008: 193 babies2009: 144 babies2010: 124 babies20102011: 112 babies2012: 88 babies2013: 71 babies2014: 62 babies2015: 51 babies2016: 36 babies2017: 27 babies2018: 27 babies2019: 24 babies2020: 17 babies20202021: 13 babies2022: 19 babies2023: 16 babies2024: 14 babies2025: 9 babies
US babies named Alysa per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 325.

Gender split

0% boys · 100% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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