Recorded 1972–2018 Girls' name Peak 1998 2,554 births

Allysa — girls' name

2,554 babies named Allysa in U.S. Social Security records since 1972, with the highest year being 1998. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s481980s3281990s11792000s7882010s211
1990s
Peak decade

46% of everyone ever named Allysa was born in this single decade.

1998
Single peak year

150 babies were named Allysa in 1998 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Allysa

The Social Security Administration has registered 2,554 babies named Allysa between 1972 and 2018, spanning 47 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Allysa currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2018. The name reached its historical peak in 1998, when 150 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Allysa performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 1,179 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Allysa shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 301 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Allysa in 20 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Allysa in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 2,554 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Allysa at a glance

Last recorded 2018

Total births

2,554

Since 1972

47 years of records

Peak year

1998

150 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2018

Active since

1972

Recorded for 47 years

Last year on file: 2018

Allysa popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2018–1972

Last recorded 2018
Peak year (1998)
150
Annual births at peak — across 47 years of records
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Allysa by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
1,179 births that decade — 46% of Allysa's all-time total
1970s481980s3281990s11792000s7882010s211

Allysa by state

Where Allysa concentrates geographically — total births since 1972

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Allysa
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
301 11.8%
#2 Texas
188 7.4%
#3 New York
102 4.0%
#4 Michigan
72 2.8%
#5 Illinois
61 2.4%
#6 Ohio
55 2.2%
#7 Pennsylvania
46 1.8%
#8 Florida
45 1.8%
California share of Allysa's total US births 11.8%
Even split

301 of 2,554 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 20 reporting states.

Allysa appears in 20 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Allysa?
2,554 babies have been named Allysa since 1972. It was last recorded in 2018. The peak year was 1998 with 150 births.
When was Allysa most popular?
Allysa was most popular in the 1990s decade with 1,179 total births. The single peak year was 1998.
Where is Allysa most popular?
The top states for the name Allysa are California (301 births), Texas (188 births), New York (102 births).
How long has the name Allysa been used?
Allysa has been recorded in Social Security data since 1972, spanning 47 years of data through 2018.
What names are similar to Allysa?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Allison, Allyson, Allie, Ally, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1972–2018 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.