US rank #2883 Girls' name Peak 1988 7,617 births

Alyse — #2883 US girls' name

7,617 babies named Alyse in U.S. Social Security records since 1892, with the highest year being 1988. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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#2883
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 84% of names given to girls today.

1980s
Peak decade

25% of everyone ever named Alyse was born in this single decade.

1988
Single peak year

401 babies were named Alyse in 1988 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Alyse

The Social Security Administration has registered 7,617 babies named Alyse between 1892 and 2024, spanning 133 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Alyse currently holds the #2883 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1988, when 401 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Alyse performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 1,892 births during that ten-year window. Across the 13 decades of recorded activity, Alyse shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 752 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York and Michigan. In total, SSA state-level files list Alyse in 33 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Alyse 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 7,617 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.

Alyse at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

7,617

Since 1892

133 years of records

Peak year

1988

401 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

#2,883

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1892

Recorded for 133 years

Last year on file: 2024

Alyse popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1892

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1988)
401
Annual births at peak — across 133 years of records
-1000100200300400500 202420111998198519721959194619211892 5

Alyse by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
1,892 births that decade — 25% of Alyse's all-time total
1890s51910s751920s711930s261940s451950s1831960s2691970s3271980s18921990s15802000s15302010s12942020s320

Alyse by state

Where Alyse concentrates geographically — total births since 1892

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Alyse
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
752 9.9%
#2 New York
578 7.6%
#3 Michigan
399 5.2%
#4 Texas
387 5.1%
#5 Pennsylvania
347 4.6%
#6 Illinois
308 4.0%
#7 Ohio
286 3.8%
#8 Florida
242 3.2%
California share of Alyse's total US births 9.9%
Even split

752 of 7,617 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 33 reporting states.

Alyse appears in 33 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Alyse?
7,617 babies have been named Alyse since 1892. It currently ranks #2883 among girls. The peak year was 1988 with 401 births.
When was Alyse most popular?
Alyse was most popular in the 1980s decade with 1,892 total births. The single peak year was 1988.
Where is Alyse most popular?
The top states for the name Alyse are California (752 births), New York (578 births), Michigan (399 births).
How long has the name Alyse been used?
Alyse has been recorded in Social Security data since 1892, spanning 133 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Alyse?
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, 1892–2024 (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.