Alissa

#1,942 for girls in 2025, 99 births · Last seen for boys in 1989 at #6,941
Given to girls 99.9% of the time

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Peak · girls
1979 · 1,090 births
Debut · girls
9 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
38,591
since 1948

Alissa over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Alissa has never cracked the top 200 here.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201973peak #236, 1979girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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2025#1,94299—
2024#1,553137—
2023#1,681123—
2022#1,648128—
2021#1,441149—
2020#1,418154—
2019#1,446153—
2018#1,186202—
2017#1,114226—
2016#1,132224—
2015#937289—
2014#855322—
2013#727377—
2012#676416—
2011#607474—
2010#512585—
2009#452691—
2008#432731—
2007#3321,011—
2006#376859—
2005#368849—
2004#333955—
2003#2931,062—
2002#3011,034—
2001#2841,096—
2000#2791,156—
1999#2791,121—
1998#2511,231—
1997#2431,223—
1996#2681,073—
1995#276999—
1994#2601,078—
1993#2551,086—
1992#2731,035—
1991#292959—
1990#277998—
1989#290897#6,9416
1988#318780—
1987#323753—
1986#295828—
1985#298823—
1984#297797—
1983#309744—
1982#311789—
1981#286848#5,4686
1980#266944#4,9407
1979#2361,090#6,0565
1978#388536#4,5547
1977#408506—
1976#466406—
1975#482381—
1974#510340—
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1972#552301—
1971#544331—
1970#529358—
1969#598276—
1968#629235—
1967#701195—
1966#874131—
1965#1,08992—
1964#1,14592—
1963#1,21881—
1962#1,69045—
1961#1,53354—
1960#1,69544—
1959#1,61745—
1958#1,65742—
1957#2,65119—
1956#2,32123—
1955#2,72517—
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First appearance
1948

The first year at least five girls were named Alissa! It came in at #3,593, and was given to 9 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1951, when fewer than 5 girls a year got the name.

Where Alissa is popular in 1973

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Alissa, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Alissa, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Alissa, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Alissa, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 girls named Alissa, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Alissa, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Alissa, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Alissa, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #275 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,898 girlsMNIllinois: #437 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 3,053 girlsILWisconsin: #310 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,443 girlsWIMichigan: #519 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 4,907 girlsMINew York: #410 for girls · 40 births · 1 in 2,584 girlsNYMassachusetts: #415 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 3,523 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Alissa, so not publishedRIOregon: #312 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,759 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Alissa, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Alissa, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Alissa, so not publishedSDIowa: #261 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,630 girlsIAIndiana: #464 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 3,939 girlsINOhio: #332 for girls · 30 births · 1 in 2,342 girlsOHPennsylvania: #378 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 2,815 girlsPANew Jersey: #234 for girls · 29 births · 1 in 1,317 girlsNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Alissa, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #513 for girls · 37 births · 1 in 3,535 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Alissa, so not publishedUTColorado: #427 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,608 girlsCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Alissa, so not publishedNEMissouri: #438 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,644 girlsMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Alissa, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Alissa, so not publishedWVVirginia: fewer than 5 girls named Alissa, so not publishedVAMaryland: #429 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,135 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Alissa, so not publishedDEArizona: #397 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,112 girlsAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Alissa, so not publishedNMKansas: #381 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,393 girlsKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Alissa, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 girls named Alissa, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: #537 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 4,982 girlsNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Alissa, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Alissa, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Alissa, so not publishedOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Alissa, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Alissa, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 girls named Alissa, so not publishedALGeorgia: fewer than 5 girls named Alissa, so not publishedGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Alissa, so not publishedHITexas: #633 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 4,718 girlsTXFlorida: #862 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 8,590 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. New Jersey#234 · 1 in 1,317
  2. Iowa#261 · 1 in 1,630
  3. Minnesota#275 · 1 in 1,898
  4. Wisconsin#310 · 1 in 2,443
  5. Oregon#312 · 1 in 1,759

Best ever in a state: #80 in North Dakota, 1984.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
New Jersey#234291 in 1,317
Iowa#261101 in 1,630
Minnesota#275121 in 1,898
Wisconsin#310111 in 2,443
Oregon#31271 in 1,759
Ohio#332301 in 2,342
Pennsylvania#378241 in 2,815
Kansas#38151 in 2,393
Arizona#39771 in 2,112
New York#410401 in 2,584
Massachusetts#41591 in 3,523
Colorado#42761 in 2,608
Maryland#42961 in 3,135
Illinois#437231 in 3,053
Missouri#43881 in 3,644
Indiana#46491 in 3,939
California#513371 in 3,535
Michigan#519121 in 4,907
North Carolina#53771 in 4,982
Texas#633201 in 4,718
Florida#86251 in 8,590
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Alissa
Momentum · girls
Falling
  • 389 spots since 2024 (#1,553 → #1,942)
  • 524 spots since 2020 (#1,418 → #1,942)
  • 1,005 spots since 2015 (#937 → #1,942)
  • Biggest jump: 215 spots in 1966 (#1,089 → #874)
  • Biggest drop: 195 spots in 2016 (#937 → #1,132)
Rise & fade · girls
31 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1948
  • Peaked 1979 at #236 (1,090 births)
  • Births halved by 2011, 32 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 50 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 50 yrs · run 1966–2015
Share of babies · girls
1 in 1,423
  • Highest: 1 in 1,423 girls born in 1997 were named Alissa (0.07%)
  • Latest: 1 in 16,235 girls born in 2025 (0.01%)
  • Its best rank, #236 in 1979, was only 1 in 1,473 (0.07%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · girls
The 1990s
  • 28.0% of all girls named Alissa (10,803) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1940s14#3,593 (1948)#4,419
1950s203#1,617 (1959)#2,590
1960s1,245#598 (1969)#1,117
1970s4,621#236 (1979)#460
1980s8,203#266 (1980)#299
1990s10,803#243 (1997)#267
2000s9,444#279 (2000)#345
2010s3,268#512 (2010)#919
2020s790#1,418 (2020)#1,614

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Alissa in 1973

girls
#481
372 births · 1 in 3,920 girls

Top girls' names in 1973

  1. #1Jennifer62,448
  2. #2Amy26,962
  3. #3Michelle26,935
  4. #4Kimberly23,531
  5. #5Lisa22,677
  6. #6Melissa22,479
  7. #7Angela20,898
  8. #8Heather19,347
  9. #9Stephanie17,263
  10. #10Rebecca14,868
  11. #481Alissa372
More about 1973

girls

1,458,209 girls got a published name in 1973; 1 in 3,920 of them was named Alissa, which outranked 95.1% of the 9,810 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.7% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Alissa
  1. #478Hilary375
  2. #478Lakisha375
  3. #480Elisabeth373
  4. #481Alissa372
  5. #481Dolores372
  6. #483Jeannine371
  7. #483Nadine371
  8. #485Demetria370

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1972
Risers
  1. ↑ 4,091Cicely#4,793 → #702
  2. ↑ 2,295Aubrey#3,177 → #882
  3. ↑ 1,847Nyree#2,680 → #833
  4. ↑ 1,533Danyell#2,523 → #990
  5. ↑ 1,496Vonetta#2,311 → #815
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,814Camisha#815 → #2,629
  2. ↓ 470Andra#904 → #1,374
  3. ↓ 416Cherilyn#823 → #1,239
  4. ↓ 284Keena#848 → #1,132
  5. ↓ 281Nicolle#734 → #1,015

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1973 →