Girls' name · since 1990

Aylissa

288 babies named Aylissa in U.S. Social Security records since 1990, with the highest year being 2001. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#16,262 of 72,339
all-time among girls
288
born since 1990
2000s
peak decade

Aylissa sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 288 recorded since 1990.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Aylissa has been recorded 288 times among girls since 1990, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, 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 1990 to 2014.

  • #16,262 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 288 born since 1990
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Aylissa ranks #16,262 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 288 born since 1990, peaking in the 2000s.

#16,262 of 72,339
all-time among girls
288
born since 1990
2000s
peak decade
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Aylissa's 288 recorded births place it above 77.48% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Aylissa's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Aylissa's SSA record in two at 2002 and the more recent half accounts for 51% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 49%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1991, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2001 peak of 20, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Aylissa popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1990–2014

Last recorded 2014
Peak year (2001)
20
Annual births at peak, across 25 years of records
0510152025 1990199419982002200620102014 5

Aylissa by decade

2000s is the heaviest window (139 births, 48% of the file).

2000s was Aylissa's strongest decade.

139 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.

Aylissa births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 139 births (48% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Aylissa?
Since 1990, Social Security records show 288 babies named Aylissa. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #16,262 of 72,339 girls' names by total births. The most recent recorded year was 2014. Its busiest year on record was 2001, with 20 births.
Where does Aylissa sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Aylissa ranks #16,262 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Aylissa most popular?
Aylissa was most popular in the 2000s decade with 139 total births. The single peak year was 2001.
How long has the name Aylissa been used?
The SSA has tracked Aylissa since 1990 -- 25 years through the most recent 2014 data.
What names are similar to Aylissa?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ayla, Aylin, Ayleen, Aylani, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Aylissa's data

  • Aylissa's decade-level peak was the 2000s (139 total births); usage has since declined to 37 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Aylissa

Nearby Names Like Aylissa

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Aylissa: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1990–2014 (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 Aylissa 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.