Total births
10,179
Girls' name · since 1967
Alessia
10,179 babies named Alessia in U.S. Social Security records since 1967, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #283
- among girls today
- 10,179
- born since 1967
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 98%
- more common than other girls
Yes -- Alessia is the #283 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 10,179 recorded since 1967.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Alessia has been recorded 10,179 times among girls since 1967, currently ranked #283 nationally and more common than 98% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1967 to 2025.
- #283 among girls today
- 10,179 born since 1967
- 2020s peak decade
- 98% more common than other girls
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Alessia is currently the #283 girls' name in America, more common than 98% of girls - 10,179 born since 1967, peaking in the 2020s.
- #283
- among girls today
- 10,179
- born since 1967
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 98%
- more common than other girls
Alessia vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#283
of 17,726 girls in use
More common than 98% of names given to girls today.
2020s
Peak decade
52% of everyone ever named Alessia was born in this single decade.
2024
Single peak year
1,122 babies were named Alessia in 2024 - its busiest year on record.
How Alessia compares
10,179 Top 9% higher than 91% of 17,726 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
Alessia's all-time total is 27x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Alessia | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 10,179 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 1,122 | 48 | 19,840 |
Alessia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Alessia's full recorded timeline at 2001, 93% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 7% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1978, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2024 peak of 1,122 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Alessia at a glance
Top 1,000 girls' namePeak year
2024
Current rank
#283
Active since
1967
Alessia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1967–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 1,122
- Annual births at peak, across 59 years of records
Alessia by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Alessia's strongest decade.
5,302 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 52% of all-time use.
Alessia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 9
1960s
9 births
- 1970s 20
1970s
20 births
- 1980s 140
1980s
140 births
- 1990s 422
1990s
422 births
- 2000s 1,206
2000s
1,206 births
- 2010s
2010s
3,080 births
- 2020s
2020s
5,302 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 5,302 births (52% of all-time use).
How Alessia 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 Alessia's total volume
Alessia vs 15 similarly-sized girls names
Alessia by state
Where Alessia concentrates geographically, total births since 1967
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 1,533 | 15.1% |
| #2 | California | | 1,323 | 13.0% |
| #3 | Texas | | 1,045 | 10.3% |
| #4 | Florida | | 1,004 | 9.9% |
| #5 | New Jersey | | 761 | 7.5% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 389 | 3.8% |
| #7 | Pennsylvania | | 346 | 3.4% |
| #8 | Connecticut | | 229 | 2.2% |
New York share of Alessia's total US births 15.1%
Even split
1,533 of 10,179 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 40 reporting states.
Alessia appears in 40 states. Explore state details →
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Alessia? ▼
Alessia has been given to 10,179 babies in the U.S. since 1967, according to SSA data. Among girls, it ranks #283 as of the latest data. 1,122 babies were born in 2024, its single highest year.
When was Alessia most popular? ▼
Alessia was most popular in the 2020s decade with 5,302 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
Where is Alessia most popular? ▼
The top states for the name Alessia are New York (1,533 births), California (1,323 births), Texas (1,045 births).
How long has the name Alessia been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Alessia since 1967 -- 59 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Alessia? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Alexis, Alexandra, Alexa, Alexandria, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
What to do with Alessia's data
- New York records the most Alessias (1,533 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Alessia
Nearby Names Like Alessia
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Alessia
Alexis Girl
#501 344,557 births
Alexandra Girl
#221 245,451 births
Alexa Girl
#806 131,551 births
Alexandria Girl
#463 104,548 births
Alejandra Girl
#578 54,015 births
Compare Alessia side by side: Alessia vs Alexis Alessia vs Alexandra Alessia vs Alexa
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 1967–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Alessia: #283 Girls' Name - 10,179 Births, Peak 2024." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/alessia. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Alessia 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 June 2026.