Girls' name · since 1997
Aalyssa
115 babies named Aalyssa in U.S. Social Security records since 1997, with the highest year being 2002. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #25,579 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 115
- born since 1997
- 2000s
- peak decade
Aalyssa is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 115 have been recorded since 1997.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Aalyssa has been recorded 115 times among girls since 1997, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1997 to 2016.
- #25,579 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 115 born since 1997
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Aalyssa ranks #25,579 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 115 born since 1997, peaking in the 2000s.
- #25,579 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 115
- born since 1997
- 2000s
- peak decade
Aalyssa's 115 recorded births place it above 64.52% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Aalyssa's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Aalyssa splits its recorded history at 2007: 48% of all births land in the more recent half, 52% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1997 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2002 peak of 15 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Aalyssa popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–2016
- Peak year (2002)
- 15
- Annual births at peak, across 20 years of records
Aalyssa by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (77 births, 67% of the file).
2000s was Aalyssa's strongest decade.
77 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 67% of all-time use.
Aalyssa births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s
2000s
77 births
- 2010s
2010s
33 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 77 births (67% of all-time use).
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- Aalyssa's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (77 total births) through the 2010s (33) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Aalyssa: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2002)
Similar record span (~19 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1997–2016 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Aalyssa draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.