Recorded 1989–2021 Girls' name Peak 2003 652 births

Aryssa — girls' name

652 babies named Aryssa in U.S. Social Security records since 1989, with the highest year being 2003. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s51990s1242000s3502010s1532020s20
2000s
Peak decade

54% of everyone ever named Aryssa was born in this single decade.

2003
Single peak year

58 babies were named Aryssa in 2003 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Aryssa

The Social Security Administration has registered 652 babies named Aryssa between 1989 and 2021, spanning 33 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Aryssa currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2021. The name reached its historical peak in 2003, when 58 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Aryssa performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 350 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Aryssa shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 83 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California. In total, SSA state-level files list Aryssa in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Aryssa 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 652 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.

Aryssa at a glance

Last recorded 2021

Total births

652

Since 1989

33 years of records

Peak year

2003

58 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2021

Active since

1989

Recorded for 33 years

Last year on file: 2021

Aryssa popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2021–1989

Last recorded 2021
Peak year (2003)
58
Annual births at peak — across 33 years of records
020406080 202120172013200920052001199719931989 5

Aryssa by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
350 births that decade — 54% of Aryssa's all-time total
1980s51990s1242000s3502010s1532020s20

Aryssa by state

Where Aryssa concentrates geographically — total births since 1989

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Aryssa
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
83 12.7%
#2 California
64 9.8%
Texas share of Aryssa's total US births 12.7%
Even split

83 of 652 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Aryssa?
652 babies have been named Aryssa since 1989. It was last recorded in 2021. The peak year was 2003 with 58 births.
When was Aryssa most popular?
Aryssa was most popular in the 2000s decade with 350 total births. The single peak year was 2003.
Where is Aryssa most popular?
The top states for the name Aryssa are Texas (83 births), California (64 births).
How long has the name Aryssa been used?
Aryssa has been recorded in Social Security data since 1989, spanning 33 years of data through 2021.
What names are similar to Aryssa?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Arya, Aryanna, Aryana, Aryn, 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, 1989–2021 (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.