Alyssa

Meaning and origin of Alyssa

Popularity of Alyssa in France since 1986

• It peaked in 2011.
• Over recent years, Alyssa has been falling (−10.9% a year).
• In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Alyssa every 20 schools, all spellings combined.

Alyssa in English-speaking countries

Alyssa ranks 208^th in Scotland, 224^th in British Columbia (Canada) and 247^th in Ontario (Canada), against 438^th in France.

• British Columbia (Canada)BC Vital Statistics · 2021-23

  224^th girls’ name44 babies in 3 years1 girl in 902

• ScotlandNRS · 2023-25

  208^th girls’ name58 babies in 3 years1 girl in 938

• Ontario (Canada)ServiceOntario · 2022-24

  247^th girls’ name139 babies in 3 years1 girl in 1,111−16% a year

• Northern IrelandNISRA · 2023-25

  276^th girls’ name17 babies in 3 years1 girl in 1,324

• New ZealandDIA · 2023-25

  340^th girls’ name30 babies in 3 years1 girl in 1,400

• England and WalesONS · 2023-25

  283^rd girls’ name479 babies in 3 years1 girl in 1,603−3.9% a year

• IrelandCSO · 2023-25

  351^st girls’ name33 babies in 3 years1 girl in 1,965

• United StatesSSA · 2023-25

  391^st girls’ name2,405 babies in 3 years1 girl in 2,009−13.2% a year

Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. Counted as written: other spellings are counted apart.

Same sound, other spellings

• Alissa65

Births 2023–2025. At school they sound the same: this total tells you whether your child is likely to share the name.

Names similar to Alyssa

• Eline
• Amélie
• Alina
• Adélie
• Irina
• Angela
• Eugénie
• Mélissa
• Bérénice
• Gaïa
• Rania
• Lydia

See also

• →French names of Greek origin
• →French names of Germanic origin