Girls' name · since 1969
Allissa
2,054 babies named Allissa in U.S. Social Security records since 1969, with the highest year being 1998. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #4,631 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 2,054
- born since 1969
- 1990s
- peak decade
2,054 girls have been named Allissa since 1969, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Allissa has 2,054 recorded births among girls since 1969, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1969 to 2018.
- #4,631 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 2,054 born since 1969
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Allissa ranks #4,631 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 2,054 born since 1969, peaking in the 1990s.
- #4,631 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 2,054
- born since 1969
- 1990s
- peak decade
Allissa's 2,054 recorded births place it above 93.59% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
17 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
Allissa's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Allissa's full recorded timeline at 1993, 71% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 29% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2014, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1998 peak of 142 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Allissa popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1969–2018
- Peak year (1998)
- 142
- Annual births at peak, across 50 years of records
Allissa by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (868 births, 42% of the file).
1990s was Allissa's strongest decade.
868 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Allissa births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 6
1960s
6 births
- 1970s 116
1970s
116 births
- 1980s 295
1980s
295 births
- 1990s
1990s
868 births
- 2000s
2000s
643 births
- 2010s 126
2010s
126 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 868 births (42% of all-time use).
How Allissa 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 Allissa's total volume
Allissa by state
Where Allissa concentrates geographically, total births since 1969
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 199 | 9.7% |
| #2 | Texas | | 96 | 4.7% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 74 | 3.6% |
| #4 | New York | | 53 | 2.6% |
| #5 | Michigan | | 52 | 2.5% |
| #6 | Minnesota | | 27 | 1.3% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 25 | 1.2% |
| #8 | Indiana | | 22 | 1.1% |
199 of 2,054 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 17 reporting states.
Allissa appears in 17 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Allissa's data
- Allissa's decade-level peak was the 1990s (868 total births); usage has since declined to 126 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Allissas (199 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 Allissa: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1998)
Similar record span (~49 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, 1969–2018 (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 Allissa 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.