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Alyssa

Girl

Meaning of Alyssa: English: 'alyssum flower'

Alyssa is a girl's name most strongly associated with English naming. It has 6 letters and 3 syllables, and it is one of today's most-chosen names — 451st most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 285th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#451

680 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#285

158 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

315,038

First recorded 1950 · peak 1999

Trend

falling

Style: popular

Popularity over time

1981: 1,128 babies1982: 1,109 babies1983: 1,201 babies1984: 1,549 babies1985: 2,264 babies1986: 3,235 babies1987: 5,152 babies1988: 7,157 babies1989: 9,072 babies1990: 11,279 babies19901991: 10,694 babies1992: 10,174 babies1993: 11,051 babies1994: 10,610 babies1995: 10,112 babies1996: 11,034 babies1997: 12,668 babies1998: 13,718 babies1999: 14,050 babies2000: 13,568 babies20002001: 13,285 babies2002: 12,866 babies2003: 12,760 babies2004: 12,154 babies2005: 10,908 babies2006: 10,186 babies2007: 11,292 babies2008: 9,667 babies2009: 7,987 babies2010: 7,000 babies20102011: 6,034 babies2012: 5,091 babies2013: 4,219 babies2014: 3,857 babies2015: 3,255 babies2016: 2,680 babies2017: 2,241 babies2018: 1,884 babies2019: 1,699 babies2020: 1,472 babies20202021: 1,301 babies2022: 1,099 babies2023: 930 babies2024: 795 babies2025: 680 babies
US babies named Alyssa per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 14,050.

Gender split

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

Origins & cultures

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