Girls' name · since 1953
Alysa
Alysa has 7,050 recorded births since 1953 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2001 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #2,062 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #10,235 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 7,050
- born since 1953
- 2000s
- peak decade
Alysa currently ranks #10235 among girls' names in America, with 7,050 babies recorded since 1953.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Alysa has been recorded 7,050 times among girls since 1953, currently ranked #10235 nationally and more common than 41% of girls, 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 1953 to 2025.
- #2,062 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #10,235 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 7,050 born since 1953
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Alysa ranks #2,062 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,235 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 7,050 born since 1953, peaking in the 2000s.
- #2,062 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #10,235 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 7,050
- born since 1953
- 2000s
- peak decade
Alysa's 7,050 recorded births place it above 97.14% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
37 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Alysa compares
7,050 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
Alysa's all-time total is 19x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Alysa | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 7,050 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 325 | 21 | 19,840 |
Alysa's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Alysa's SSA record in two at 1991 and the more recent half accounts for 78% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 22%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1953, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 2001 peak of 325, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Alysa popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1953–2025
- Peak year (2001)
- 325
- Annual births at peak, across 73 years of records
Alysa by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (2,632 births, 37% of the file).
2000s was Alysa's strongest decade.
2,632 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.
Alysa births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 33
1950s
33 births
- 1960s 182
1960s
182 births
- 1970s 334
1970s
334 births
- 1980s 819
1980s
819 births
- 1990s
1990s
2,340 births
- 2000s
2000s
2,632 births
- 2010s 622
2010s
622 births
- 2020s 88
2020s
88 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 2,632 births (37% of all-time use).
How Alysa 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 Alysa's total volume
Alysa by state
Where Alysa concentrates geographically, total births since 1953
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 931 | 13.2% |
| #2 | Texas | | 578 | 8.2% |
| #3 | New York | | 354 | 5.0% |
| #4 | Florida | | 341 | 4.8% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 249 | 3.5% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 221 | 3.1% |
| #7 | Pennsylvania | | 220 | 3.1% |
| #8 | Michigan | | 219 | 3.1% |
931 of 7,050 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 37 reporting states.
Alysa appears in 37 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Alysa's data
- Alysa's decade-level peak was the 2000s (2,632 total births); usage has since declined to 88 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Alysas (931 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 Alysa: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2001)
Similar record span (~72 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, 1953–2025 (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 Alysa 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.