US rank #4785 Girls' name Peak 1989 9,470 births

Alysia — #4785 US girls' name

9,470 babies named Alysia in U.S. Social Security records since 1950, with the highest year being 1989. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s1151960s3781970s15351980s21211990s27852000s17092010s6852020s142
#4785
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 73% of names given to girls today.

1990s
Peak decade

29% of everyone ever named Alysia was born in this single decade.

1989
Single peak year

386 babies were named Alysia in 1989 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Alysia

The Social Security Administration has registered 9,470 babies named Alysia between 1950 and 2024, spanning 75 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Alysia currently holds the #4785 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1989, when 386 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Alysia performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 2,785 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Alysia shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 1,097 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Alysia in 39 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Alysia 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 9,470 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.

Alysia at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

9,470

Since 1950

75 years of records

Peak year

1989

386 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

#4,785

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1950

Recorded for 75 years

Last year on file: 2024

Alysia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1950

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1989)
386
Annual births at peak — across 75 years of records
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Alysia by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
2,785 births that decade — 29% of Alysia's all-time total
1950s1151960s3781970s15351980s21211990s27852000s17092010s6852020s142

Alysia by state

Where Alysia concentrates geographically — total births since 1950

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Alysia
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
1,097 11.6%
#2 Texas
677 7.1%
#3 New York
494 5.2%
#4 Florida
482 5.1%
#5 Pennsylvania
390 4.1%
#6 Michigan
377 4.0%
#7 Ohio
356 3.8%
#8 Illinois
245 2.6%
California share of Alysia's total US births 11.6%
Even split

1,097 of 9,470 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 39 reporting states.

Alysia appears in 39 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Alysia?
9,470 babies have been named Alysia since 1950. It currently ranks #4785 among girls. The peak year was 1989 with 386 births.
When was Alysia most popular?
Alysia was most popular in the 1990s decade with 2,785 total births. The single peak year was 1989.
Where is Alysia most popular?
The top states for the name Alysia are California (1,097 births), Texas (677 births), New York (494 births).
How long has the name Alysia been used?
Alysia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1950, spanning 75 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Alysia?
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, 1950–2024 (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.