Girls' name · since 1970
Alessa
Since 1970, U.S. Social Security records show 3,005 babies named Alessa, peaking in 2016. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #3,592 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,878 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,005
- born since 1970
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Alessa is the #1878 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 3,005 recorded since 1970.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Alessa has been recorded 3,005 times among girls since 1970, currently ranked #1878 nationally and more common than 89% of girls, 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 1970 to 2025.
- #3,592 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,878 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 3,005 born since 1970
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Alessa ranks #3,592 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,878 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 3,005 born since 1970, peaking in the 2010s.
- #3,592 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,878 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,005
- born since 1970
- 2010s
- peak decade
Alessa's 3,005 recorded births place it above 95.03% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
20 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Alessa compares
3,005 Top 18% higher than 82% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Alessa's all-time total is 8x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Alessa | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 3,005 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 174 | 21 | 19,840 |
Alessa's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Alessa's full recorded timeline at 2002, 87% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 13% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1970, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2016 peak of 174 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Alessa popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–2025
- Peak year (2016)
- 174
- Annual births at peak, across 56 years of records
Alessa by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (1,231 births, 41% of the file).
2010s was Alessa's strongest decade.
1,231 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Alessa births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 20
1970s
20 births
- 1980s 103
1980s
103 births
- 1990s 198
1990s
198 births
- 2000s
2000s
640 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,231 births
- 2020s
2020s
813 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 1,231 births (41% of all-time use).
How Alessa compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Alessa's total volume
Alessa by state
Where Alessa concentrates geographically, total births since 1970
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 531 | 17.7% |
| #2 | Texas | | 485 | 16.1% |
| #3 | Florida | | 214 | 7.1% |
| #4 | New York | | 87 | 2.9% |
| #5 | Arizona | | 72 | 2.4% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 62 | 2.1% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 58 | 1.9% |
| #8 | Ohio | | 29 | 1.0% |
531 of 3,005 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 20 reporting states.
Alessa appears in 20 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Alessa's data
- Alessa's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (1,231 total births) through the 2020s (813) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Alessas (531 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Alessa: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2016)
Similar record span (~55 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, 1970–2025 (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 Alessa 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.