Recorded 1980–2016 Girls' name Peak 2016 22 births

Alyssum — girls' name

22 babies named Alyssum in U.S. Social Security records since 1980, with the highest year being 2016. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s52000s52010s12

The verdict

22 girls have been named Alyssum since 1980, peaking in the 2010s, last recorded in 2016.

22
total births
1980–2016
years on record
2010s
peak decade
55%
born in that decade
2010s
Peak decade

55% of everyone ever named Alyssum was born in this single decade.

2016
Single peak year

7 babies were named Alyssum in 2016 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Alyssum

The Social Security Administration has registered 22 babies named Alyssum between 1980 and 2016, spanning 37 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Alyssum currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2016. The name reached its historical peak in 2016, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Alyssum performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 12 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Alyssum shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Alyssum 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 22 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.

Alyssum at a glance

Last recorded 2016

Total births

22

Since 1980

37 years of records

Peak year

2016

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2016

Active since

1980

Recorded for 37 years

Last year on file: 2016

Alyssum popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2016–1980

Last recorded 2016
Peak year (2016)
7
Annual births at peak — across 37 years of records
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Alyssum by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
12 births that decade — 55% of Alyssum's all-time total
1980s52000s52010s12

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Alyssum?
22 babies have been named Alyssum since 1980. It was last recorded in 2016. The peak year was 2016 with 7 births.
When was Alyssum most popular?
Alyssum was most popular in the 2010s decade with 12 total births. The single peak year was 2016.
How long has the name Alyssum been used?
Alyssum has been recorded in Social Security data since 1980, spanning 37 years of data through 2016.
What names are similar to Alyssum?
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.

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, 1980–2016 (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.