Girls' name · since 2001
Alayssa
146 babies named Alayssa in U.S. Social Security records since 2001, with the highest year being 2017. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #23,016 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 146
- born since 2001
- 2010s
- peak decade
Alayssa is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 146 have been recorded since 2001.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Alayssa has been recorded 146 times among girls since 2001, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2001 to 2021.
- #23,016 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 146 born since 2001
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Alayssa ranks #23,016 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 146 born since 2001, peaking in the 2010s.
- #23,016 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 146
- born since 2001
- 2010s
- peak decade
Alayssa's 146 recorded births place it above 68.08% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Alayssa's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Alayssa's full recorded timeline at 2013, 57% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 43% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2002, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2017 peak of 15 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Alayssa popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–2021
- Peak year (2017)
- 15
- Annual births at peak, across 21 years of records
Alayssa by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (79 births, 54% of the file).
2010s was Alayssa's strongest decade.
79 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 54% of all-time use.
Alayssa births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
47 births
- 2010s
2010s
79 births
- 2020s 20
2020s
20 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 79 births (54% of all-time use).
Alayssa by state
Where Alayssa concentrates geographically, total births since 2001
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 19 | 13.0% |
19 of 146 births nationwide.
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- Alayssa's decade-level peak was the 2010s (79 total births); usage has since declined to 20 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Alayssas (19 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Alayssa: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2017)
Similar record span (~20 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, 2001–2021 (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 Alayssa 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.