Girls' name · since 1987
Alyissa
482 babies named Alyissa in U.S. Social Security records since 1987, with the highest year being 1996. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #12,128 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 482
- born since 1987
- 2000s
- peak decade
Alyissa sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 482 recorded since 1987.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Alyissa has been recorded 482 times among girls since 1987, 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 1987 to 2016.
- #12,128 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 482 born since 1987
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Alyissa ranks #12,128 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 482 born since 1987, peaking in the 2000s.
- #12,128 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 482
- born since 1987
- 2000s
- peak decade
Alyissa's 482 recorded births place it above 83.21% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
Alyissa's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Alyissa's SSA record in two at 2001 and the more recent half accounts for 51% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 49%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1988, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1996 peak of 33, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Alyissa popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1987–2016
- Peak year (1996)
- 33
- Annual births at peak, across 30 years of records
Alyissa by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (219 births, 45% of the file).
2000s was Alyissa's strongest decade.
219 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.
Alyissa births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 18
1980s
18 births
- 1990s
1990s
193 births
- 2000s
2000s
219 births
- 2010s 52
2010s
52 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 219 births (45% of all-time use).
Alyissa by state
Where Alyissa concentrates geographically, total births since 1987
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 25 | 5.2% |
| #2 | Florida | | 5 | 1.0% |
25 of 482 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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- Alyissa's decade-level peak was the 2000s (219 total births); usage has since declined to 52 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Alyissas (25 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Alyissa: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1996)
Similar record span (~29 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, 1987–2016 (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 Alyissa 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.