Alyssia
Alyssia was the 4552nd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 30 babies. Its best year was 1996, when it ranked 950th; the most babies were born in 1998 (215). Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,118 places. More babies were named Alyssia in the 1990s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Alicia) Latinized form of Alice ('noble kind') · Germanic, Latin
- Rank in 2025
- #4,552 girls, down 283 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 30girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1998215 babies
- Total since 1880
- 4,929babies recorded
What does the name Alyssia mean?
Alyssia is a spelling of Alicia, pronounced the same way, so it shares Alicia's meaning and origin.
Alicia is a Latinized form of Alice, as Wiktionary notes. DMNES derives Alice from Old High German adalheit, "nobility", from adal, "noble", and heit, "kind, sort", and calls Alice one of the most lasting names of medieval Europe. Medieval English Latin records already write the name Alicia, as DMNES attestations from the 12th and 13th centuries show. Alicia is now especially common in Spanish-speaking families and in English.
adal (Old High German, “noble”)heit (Old High German, “kind, sort”)
How sure is this? Well established.
Related names: Alice, Alisha, Alyssa, Adelaide.
See also: Germanic names, names that mean noble.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Alicia', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation)
- Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources (ed. S. L. Uckelman), Edition 2023 no. 1, s.v. 'Alice', DMNES, Durham University
Alyssia popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #4,552 | 30 |
| 2020 | #4,269 | 32 |
| 2010 | #1,591 | 137 |
| 2000 | #1,182 | 169 |
| 1990 | #1,017 | 178 |
| 1980 | #4,330 | 17 |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Alyssia, counting every spelling?
Alyssia is a spelling of Alicia, a name family that ranked #430 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #4,552 for Alyssia on its own. Together these spellings went to 763 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alicia | 672 | #460 | 3,597 |
| Alycia | 24 | #5,251 | 173 |
| Alyssia | 30 | #4,552 | 149 |
| Alisia | 26 | #4,992 | 105 |
| Alissia | 11 | #8,891 | 45 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Alyssia?
30 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Alyssia (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Alyssia born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 280 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Alyssia.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Alyssia?
About 4,800 people born in the US named Alyssia are alive today, with a median age of 26; half are between 19 and 33. That makes Alyssia mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Alyssia by state
How common Alyssia was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 50 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Alyssia: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Alyssia, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Alyssia
What does Alyssia mean?
Alyssia is a spelling of Alicia, which means “Latinized form of Alice ('noble kind')” (Germanic, Latin origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Alyssia?
Alyssia was the 4552nd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 30 babies. Its best year was 1996, when it ranked 950th; the most babies were born in 1998 (215). Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,118 places. More babies were named Alyssia in the 1990s than in any other decade.
Is Alyssia a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Alyssia in the US.
Where is Alyssia most popular?
In 2021–2025, Alyssia was most common in Florida (0.01 per 1,000 girls).