Girls' name · since 1989
Aryssa
Since 1989, U.S. Social Security records show 657 babies named Aryssa, peaking in 2003. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #9,934 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #15,562 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 657
- born since 1989
- 2000s
- peak decade
657 babies have been named Aryssa since 1989, making it today's #15562 girls' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Aryssa has been recorded 657 times among girls since 1989, currently ranked #15562 nationally and more common than 10% 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 1989 to 2025.
- #9,934 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #15,562 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 657 born since 1989
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Aryssa ranks #9,934 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #15,562 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 657 born since 1989, peaking in the 2000s.
- #9,934 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #15,562 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 657
- born since 1989
- 2000s
- peak decade
Aryssa's 657 recorded births place it above 86.25% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Aryssa compares
657 Top 40% higher than 60% 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
Aryssa's all-time total is 75% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Aryssa | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 657 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 58 | 21 | 19,840 |
Aryssa's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Aryssa splits its recorded history at 2006: 49% of all births land in the more recent half, 51% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1989 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2003 peak of 58 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Aryssa popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–2025
- Peak year (2003)
- 58
- Annual births at peak, across 37 years of records
Aryssa by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (350 births, 53% of the file).
2000s was Aryssa's strongest decade.
350 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 53% of all-time use.
Aryssa births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s 124
1990s
124 births
- 2000s
2000s
350 births
- 2010s
2010s
153 births
- 2020s 25
2020s
25 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 350 births (53% of all-time use).
How Aryssa 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 Aryssa's total volume
Aryssa by state
Where Aryssa concentrates geographically, total births since 1989
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 83 | 12.6% |
| #2 | California | | 64 | 9.7% |
83 of 657 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Aryssa's data
- Aryssa's decade-level peak was the 2000s (350 total births); usage has since declined to 25 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Aryssas (83 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Aryssa: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2003)
Similar record span (~36 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, 1989–2025 (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 Aryssa 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.