Girls' name · since 1971
Allyssa
6,675 babies named Allyssa in U.S. Social Security records since 1971, with the highest year being 1998. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #2,129 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #15,306 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 6,675
- born since 1971
- 1990s
- peak decade
6,675 babies have been named Allyssa since 1971, making it today's #15306 girls' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Allyssa has been recorded 6,675 times among girls since 1971, currently ranked #15306 nationally and more common than 12% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1971 to 2025.
- #2,129 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #15,306 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 6,675 born since 1971
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Allyssa ranks #2,129 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #15,306 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 6,675 born since 1971, peaking in the 1990s.
- #2,129 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #15,306 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 6,675
- born since 1971
- 1990s
- peak decade
Allyssa's 6,675 recorded births place it above 97.05% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
39 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Allyssa compares
6,675 Top 12% higher than 88% 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
Allyssa's all-time total is 18x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Allyssa | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 6,675 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 349 | 21 | 19,840 |
Allyssa's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Allyssa's full recorded timeline at 1998, 55% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 45% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1972, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1998 peak of 349 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Allyssa popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–2025
- Peak year (1998)
- 349
- Annual births at peak, across 55 years of records
Allyssa by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (2,858 births, 43% of the file).
1990s was Allyssa's strongest decade.
2,858 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.
Allyssa births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 104
1970s
104 births
- 1980s 706
1980s
706 births
- 1990s
1990s
2,858 births
- 2000s
2000s
2,239 births
- 2010s 701
2010s
701 births
- 2020s 67
2020s
67 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 2,858 births (43% of all-time use).
How Allyssa 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 Allyssa's total volume
Allyssa by state
Where Allyssa concentrates geographically, total births since 1971
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 671 | 10.1% |
| #2 | Texas | | 541 | 8.1% |
| #3 | New York | | 287 | 4.3% |
| #4 | Florida | | 277 | 4.1% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 276 | 4.1% |
| #6 | Michigan | | 257 | 3.9% |
| #7 | Pennsylvania | | 244 | 3.7% |
| #8 | Illinois | | 231 | 3.5% |
671 of 6,675 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 39 reporting states.
Allyssa appears in 39 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Allyssa's data
- Allyssa's decade-level peak was the 1990s (2,858 total births); usage has since declined to 67 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Allyssas (671 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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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Allyssa: 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 (~54 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, 1971–2025 (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 Allyssa 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.