US rank #11301 Girls' name Peak 1988 1,499 births

Alysse — #11301 US girls' name

1,499 babies named Alysse in U.S. Social Security records since 1975, with the highest year being 1988. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s91980s3371990s4572000s4102010s2322020s54
#11301
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 36% of names given to girls today.

1990s
Peak decade

30% of everyone ever named Alysse was born in this single decade.

1988
Single peak year

86 babies were named Alysse in 1988 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Alysse

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,499 babies named Alysse between 1975 and 2024, spanning 50 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Alysse currently holds the #11301 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1988, when 86 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Alysse performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 457 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Alysse shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 174 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Michigan. In total, SSA state-level files list Alysse in 11 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Alysse 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 1,499 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.

Alysse at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,499

Since 1975

50 years of records

Peak year

1988

86 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

#11,301

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1975

Recorded for 50 years

Last year on file: 2024

Alysse popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1975

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1988)
86
Annual births at peak — across 50 years of records
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Alysse by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
457 births that decade — 30% of Alysse's all-time total
1970s91980s3371990s4572000s4102010s2322020s54

Alysse by state

Where Alysse concentrates geographically — total births since 1975

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Alysse
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
174 11.6%
#2 Texas
60 4.0%
#3 Michigan
41 2.7%
#4 New York
36 2.4%
#5 Ohio
21 1.4%
#6 Illinois
16 1.1%
#7 New Jersey
11 0.7%
#8 Massachusetts
6 0.4%
California share of Alysse's total US births 11.6%
Even split

174 of 1,499 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 11 reporting states.

Alysse appears in 11 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Alysse?
1,499 babies have been named Alysse since 1975. It currently ranks #11301 among girls. The peak year was 1988 with 86 births.
When was Alysse most popular?
Alysse was most popular in the 1990s decade with 457 total births. The single peak year was 1988.
Where is Alysse most popular?
The top states for the name Alysse are California (174 births), Texas (60 births), Michigan (41 births).
How long has the name Alysse been used?
Alysse has been recorded in Social Security data since 1975, spanning 50 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Alysse?
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, 1975–2024 (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.