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Allyssa

100% girls · 5 born in 2025

Allyssa has been given to about 6,675 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1998, which makes it a Gen X and millennial name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables3
Pronunciation
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 6,586
Median age today27 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Allyssa per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1998 · 349
  • Born in 20255
  • All time6,675

How popular is Allyssa?

Its best year was 1998, when 349 babies were given the name, ranking 660th. The typical living American called Allyssa is about 27 years old today.

Names that sound like Allyssa

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Alyssa0.97
  2. Alysa0.94
  3. Alissa0.89
  4. Alisa0.86
  5. Alysha0.79
  6. Aliza0.78
  7. Malissa0.77
  8. Anissa0.75

Middle names for Allyssa

Ranked by flow score
  1. Allyssa Rose0.89
  2. Allyssa Louise0.89
  3. Allyssa June0.88
  4. Allyssa Pearl0.88
  5. Allyssa Quinn0.88
  6. Allyssa Nell0.88

Sibling names for Allyssa

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Kianasister · 0.89
  2. Paulinasister · 0.88
  3. Karinasister · 0.87
  4. Dariusbrother · 0.87
  5. Nikolasbrother · 0.86
  6. Gustavobrother · 0.85

Where Allyssa is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Allyssa White0.84
    2. Allyssa Reyes0.84
    3. Allyssa Nguyen0.84
    4. Allyssa Moore0.84
    5. Allyssa Lee0.84
    6. Allyssa Hill0.84

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Allyssa

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. Scotland1974–2020
    4. France1900–2025

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.