Alyssa
#453 for girls in 2025, 680 births · Last seen for boys in 2014 at #8,781
Given to girls 99.9% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 1999 · 14,036 births
- Debut · girls
- 5 births
- In top 100 · girls
- 30 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 314,606since 1950
Alyssa over time
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #453 | 680 | — | |
| 2024 | #399 | 795 | — | |
| 2023 | #334 | 930 | — | |
| 2022 | #288 | 1,099 | — | |
| 2021 | #233 | 1,301 | — | |
| 2020 | #199 | 1,472 | — | |
| 2019 | #171 | 1,699 | — | |
| 2018 | #150 | 1,884 | — | |
| 2017 | #133 | 2,241 | — | |
| 2016 | #119 | 2,680 | — | |
| 2015 | #93 | 3,255 | — | |
| 2014 | #76 | 3,849 | #8,781 | 8 |
| 2013 | #57 | 4,214 | #12,136 | 5 |
| 2012 | #44 | 5,091 | — | |
| 2011 | #37 | 6,029 | #12,287 | 5 |
| 2010 | #21 | 6,993 | #9,693 | 7 |
| 2009 | #19 | 7,980 | #9,864 | 7 |
| 2008 | #16 | 9,653 | #6,070 | 14 |
| 2007 | #14 | 11,275 | #5,210 | 17 |
| 2006 | #19 | 10,177 | #7,998 | 9 |
| 2005 | #16 | 10,891 | #4,824 | 17 |
| 2004 | #14 | 12,109 | #2,452 | 45 |
| 2003 | #14 | 12,750 | #6,715 | 10 |
| 2002 | #12 | 12,847 | #4,188 | 19 |
| 2001 | #14 | 13,272 | #5,390 | 13 |
| 2000 | #12 | 13,553 | #4,785 | 15 |
| 1999 | #11 | 14,036 | #4,762 | 14 |
| 1998 | #11 | 13,709 | #6,314 | 9 |
| 1997 | #15 | 12,649 | #3,601 | 19 |
| 1996 | #23 | 11,024 | #5,535 | 10 |
| 1995 | #27 | 10,100 | #4,791 | 12 |
| 1994 | #26 | 10,602 | #6,372 | 8 |
| 1993 | #26 | 11,031 | #3,246 | 20 |
| 1992 | #30 | 10,163 | #4,872 | 11 |
| 1991 | #30 | 10,678 | #3,636 | 16 |
| 1990 | #27 | 11,263 | #3,607 | 16 |
| 1989 | #33 | 9,042 | #2,245 | 30 |
| 1988 | #47 | 7,135 | #2,599 | 22 |
| 1987 | #60 | 5,136 | #3,072 | 16 |
| 1986 | #85 | 3,225 | #4,130 | 10 |
| 1985 | #130 | 2,258 | #5,785 | 6 |
| 1984 | #180 | 1,538 | #3,701 | 11 |
| 1983 | #209 | 1,201 | — | |
| 1982 | #230 | 1,109 | — | |
| 1981 | #228 | 1,128 | — | |
| 1980 | #217 | 1,180 | #6,250 | 5 |
| 1979 | #223 | 1,174 | #5,355 | 6 |
| 1978 | #290 | 801 | — | |
| 1977 | #315 | 759 | — | |
| 1976 | #327 | 681 | — | |
| 1975 | #372 | 558 | — | |
| 1974 | #419 | 467 | — | |
| 1973 | #433 | 449 | — | |
| 1972 | #504 | 344 | — | |
| 1971 | #479 | 402 | — | |
| 1970 | #467 | 444 | — | |
| 1969 | #499 | 380 | — | |
| 1968 | #687 | 199 | — | |
| 1967 | #847 | 143 | — | |
| 1966 | #856 | 137 | — | |
| 1965 | #933 | 119 | — | |
| 1964 | #977 | 118 | — | |
| 1963 | #953 | 123 | — | |
| 1962 | #1,184 | 86 | — | |
| 1961 | #1,184 | 87 | — | |
| 1960 | #1,020 | 111 | — | |
| 1959 | #1,881 | 35 | — | |
| 1958 | #2,581 | 20 | — | |
| 1957 | #3,309 | 13 | — | |
| 1956 | #3,493 | 12 | — | |
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| 1954 | #4,655 | 7 | — | |
| 1953 | #5,040 | 6 | — | |
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The first year at least five girls were named Alyssa! It came in at #5,301, and was given to 5 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1950–1952, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.
Where Alyssa is popular in 1989
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- New Mexico#14 · 1 in 99
- Montana#18 · 1 in 82
- North Dakota#19 · 1 in 92
- Iowa#20 · 1 in 106
- New Jersey#21 · 1 in 120
Best ever in a state: #1 in New Mexico, 2003.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | #14 | 92 | 1 in 99 |
| Montana | #18 | 44 | 1 in 82 |
| North Dakota | #19 | 41 | 1 in 92 |
| Iowa | #20 | 150 | 1 in 106 |
| New Jersey | #21 | 400 | 1 in 120 |
| Arizona | #22 | 203 | 1 in 125 |
| New Hampshire | #22 | 66 | 1 in 104 |
| Minnesota | #23 | 262 | 1 in 108 |
| Wisconsin | #23 | 273 | 1 in 107 |
| New York | #24 | 747 | 1 in 159 |
| Connecticut | #25 | 167 | 1 in 114 |
| Rhode Island | #25 | 54 | 1 in 99 |
| Massachusetts | #26 | 319 | 1 in 121 |
| Idaho | #27 | 43 | 1 in 119 |
| Nebraska | #27 | 79 | 1 in 115 |
| South Dakota | #27 | 37 | 1 in 99 |
| Utah | #27 | 106 | 1 in 127 |
| California | #28 | 1,377 | 1 in 177 |
| Maine | #28 | 53 | 1 in 119 |
| Pennsylvania | #28 | 524 | 1 in 137 |
| Hawaii | #29 | 38 | 1 in 133 |
| Illinois | #32 | 445 | 1 in 174 |
| Washington | #32 | 196 | 1 in 150 |
| Colorado | #33 | 136 | 1 in 151 |
| Michigan | #33 | 374 | 1 in 162 |
| Nevada | #33 | 40 | 1 in 154 |
| Indiana | #34 | 209 | 1 in 164 |
| Oregon | #34 | 108 | 1 in 149 |
| Vermont | #36 | 21 | 1 in 131 |
| Texas | #38 | 644 | 1 in 207 |
| Alaska | #39 | 22 | 1 in 161 |
| Kansas | #39 | 83 | 1 in 170 |
| Ohio | #44 | 366 | 1 in 191 |
| Oklahoma | #46 | 82 | 1 in 210 |
| Wyoming | #50 | 11 | 1 in 164 |
| Florida | #53 | 291 | 1 in 265 |
| Louisiana | #55 | 92 | 1 in 280 |
| Delaware | #57 | 18 | 1 in 205 |
| Missouri | #65 | 106 | 1 in 307 |
| Mississippi | #66 | 40 | 1 in 342 |
| Virginia | #67 | 112 | 1 in 331 |
| Tennessee | #69 | 82 | 1 in 363 |
| West Virginia | #71 | 31 | 1 in 284 |
| Maryland | #72 | 82 | 1 in 338 |
| Kentucky | #76 | 59 | 1 in 361 |
| Georgia | #77 | 105 | 1 in 399 |
| North Carolina | #78 | 98 | 1 in 415 |
| Arkansas | #85 | 33 | 1 in 379 |
| South Carolina | #89 | 45 | 1 in 440 |
| Alabama | #128 | 33 | 1 in 687 |
| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
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 Alyssa
- 54 spots since 2024 (#399 → #453)
- 254 spots since 2020 (#199 → #453)
- 360 spots since 2015 (#93 → #453)
- Biggest jump: 231 spots in 1963 (#1,184 → #953)
- Biggest drop: 65 spots in 2024 (#334 → #399)
- Debuted 1950
- Peaked 1999 at #11 (14,036 births)
- Births halved by 2010, 11 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 30 yrs · run 1986–2015
- Top 1,000: 63 yrs · run 1963–2025
- Highest: 1 in 126 girls born in 1999 were named Alyssa (0.79%)
- Latest: 1 in 2,364 girls born in 2025 (0.04%)
- 36.6% of all girls named Alyssa (115,255) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 98 | #1,881 (1959) | #3,751 |
| 1960s | 1,503 | #499 (1969) | #914 |
| 1970s | 6,079 | #223 (1979) | #383 |
| 1980s | 32,952 | #33 (1989) | #142 |
| 1990s | 115,255 | #11 (1999) | #23 |
| 2000s | 114,507 | #12 (2000) | #15 |
| 2010s | 37,935 | #21 (2010) | #90 |
| 2020s | 6,277 | #199 (2020) | #318 |
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.
Alyssa in 1989
Top girls' names in 1989
Top boys' names in 1989
More about 1989
girls
1,843,552 girls got a published name in 1989; 1 in 204 of them was named Alyssa, which outranked 99.8% of the 14,550 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.9% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
2,000,928 boys got a published name in 1989; 1 in 66,698 of them was named Alyssa, which outranked 75.7% of the 9,232 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 20.4% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #2,206Toni31
- #2,206Trenten31
- #2,206Tyrese31
- #2,245Alyssa30
- #2,245Aj30
- #2,245Allante30
- #2,245Antjuan30
- #2,292Alexandros29
- #2,292Ana29
- #2,292Ankit29
Tied with 46 names at #2,245; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.