Girls' name · since 1994
Alissah
Since 1994, U.S. Social Security records show 150 babies named Alissah, peaking in 2008. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #22,743 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 150
- born since 1994
- 2000s
- peak decade
Alissah is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 150 have been recorded since 1994.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Alissah has been recorded 150 times among girls since 1994, 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 1994 to 2021.
- #22,743 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 150 born since 1994
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Alissah ranks #22,743 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 150 born since 1994, peaking in the 2000s.
- #22,743 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 150
- born since 1994
- 2000s
- peak decade
Alissah's 150 recorded births place it above 68.48% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Alissah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Alissah's full recorded timeline at 2006, 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 2008 peak of 13 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Alissah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–2021
- Peak year (2008)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 28 years of records
Alissah by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (97 births, 65% of the file).
2000s was Alissah's strongest decade.
97 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 65% of all-time use.
Alissah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 13
1990s
13 births
- 2000s
2000s
97 births
- 2010s 35
2010s
35 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 97 births (65% of all-time use).
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- Alissah's decade-level peak was the 2000s (97 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
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 Alissah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2008)
Similar record span (~27 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, 1994–2021 (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 Alissah 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.