Recorded 1987–2016 Girls' name Peak 1996 482 births

Alyissa — girls' name

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.

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The verdict

482 girls have been named Alyissa since 1987, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2016.

482
total births
1987–2016
years on record
2000s
peak decade
45%
born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade

45% of everyone ever named Alyissa was born in this single decade.

1996
Single peak year

33 babies were named Alyissa in 1996 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Alyissa

The Social Security Administration has registered 482 babies named Alyissa between 1987 and 2016, spanning 30 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Alyissa currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2016. The name reached its historical peak in 1996, when 33 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Alyissa performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 219 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Alyissa shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 25 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Alyissa in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Alyissa 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 482 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.

Alyissa at a glance

Last recorded 2016

Total births

482

Since 1987

30 years of records

Peak year

1996

33 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2016

Active since

1987

Recorded for 30 years

Last year on file: 2016

Alyissa popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2016–1987

Last recorded 2016
Peak year (1996)
33
Annual births at peak — across 30 years of records
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Alyissa by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
219 births that decade — 45% of Alyissa's all-time total
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Alyissa by state

Where Alyissa concentrates geographically — total births since 1987

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Alyissa
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
25 5.2%
#2 Florida
5 1.0%
California share of Alyissa's total US births 5.2%
Even split

25 of 482 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Alyissa?
482 babies have been named Alyissa since 1987. It was last recorded in 2016. The peak year was 1996 with 33 births.
When was Alyissa most popular?
Alyissa was most popular in the 2000s decade with 219 total births. The single peak year was 1996.
Where is Alyissa most popular?
The top states for the name Alyissa are California (25 births), Florida (5 births).
How long has the name Alyissa been used?
Alyissa has been recorded in Social Security data since 1987, spanning 30 years of data through 2016.
What names are similar to Alyissa?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Alyssa, Alyson, Alyce, Alycia, 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, 1987–2016 (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.