Alissa is an established variant of Alyssa that peaked in 1998 and has since faded.
Alissa is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #1,942 for girl births in the United States (and #3,550 across all names), given to 99 babies. Alissa was first reported in SSA data in 1948 and peaked in 1998 (1,231 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 99 | 99 | #1,942 | — |
| 2024 | 137 | 137 | #1,553 | — |
| 2023 | 123 | 123 | #1,681 | — |
| 2022 | 128 | 128 | #1,650 | — |
| 2021 | 149 | 149 | #1,441 | — |
| 2020 | 154 | 154 | #1,418 | — |
| 2019 | 153 | 153 | #1,446 | — |
| 2018 | 202 | 202 | #1,186 | — |
| 2017 | 226 | 226 | #1,114 | — |
| 2016 | 224 | 224 | #1,133 | — |
| 2015 | 289 | 289 | #937 | — |
| 2014 | 322 | 322 | #856 | — |
| 2013 | 377 | 377 | #727 | — |
| 2012 | 416 | 416 | #676 | — |
| 2011 | 474 | 474 | #607 | — |
| 2010 | 585 | 585 | #512 | — |
| 2009 | 691 | 691 | #452 | — |
| 2008 | 731 | 731 | #432 | — |
| 2007 | 1,011 | 1,011 | #332 | — |
| 2006 | 859 | 859 | #376 | — |
| 2005 | 849 | 849 | #368 | — |
| 2004 | 955 | 955 | #333 | — |
| 2003 | 1,062 | 1,062 | #293 | — |
| 2002 | 1,034 | 1,039 | #301 | — |
| 2001 | 1,096 | 1,096 | #284 | — |
| 2000 | 1,156 | 1,156 | #279 | — |
| 1999 | 1,121 | 1,121 | #279 | — |
| 1998 | 1,231 | 1,231 | #251 | — |
| 1997 | 1,223 | — | #243 | — |
| 1996 | 1,073 | — | #268 | — |
| 1995 | 999 | — | #276 | — |
| 1994 | 1,078 | — | #260 | — |
| 1993 | 1,086 | — | #255 | — |
| 1992 | 1,035 | — | #273 | — |
| 1991 | 959 | — | #292 | — |
| 1990 | 998 | — | #277 | — |
| 1989 | 903 | — | #290 | #6,970 |
| 1988 | 780 | — | #318 | — |
| 1987 | 753 | — | #323 | — |
| 1986 | 828 | — | #295 | — |
| 1985 | 823 | — | #298 | — |
| 1984 | 797 | — | #297 | — |
| 1983 | 744 | — | #309 | — |
| 1982 | 789 | — | #311 | — |
| 1981 | 854 | — | #286 | #5,492 |
| 1980 | 951 | — | #266 | #4,951 |
| 1979 | 1,095 | — | #236 | #6,083 |
| 1978 | 543 | — | #388 | #4,570 |
| 1977 | 506 | — | #408 | — |
| 1976 | 406 | — | #466 | — |
| 1975 | 381 | — | #482 | — |
| 1974 | 340 | — | #510 | — |
| 1973 | 372 | — | #481 | — |
| 1972 | 301 | — | #552 | — |
| 1971 | 331 | — | #544 | — |
| 1970 | 358 | — | #529 | — |
| 1969 | 276 | — | #598 | — |
| 1968 | 235 | — | #629 | — |
| 1967 | 195 | — | #701 | — |
| 1966 | 131 | — | #874 | — |
| 1965 | 92 | — | #1,089 | — |
| 1964 | 92 | — | #1,145 | — |
| 1963 | 81 | — | #1,218 | — |
| 1962 | 45 | — | #1,691 | — |
| 1961 | 54 | — | #1,533 | — |
| 1960 | 44 | — | #1,698 | — |
| 1959 | 45 | — | #1,618 | — |
| 1958 | 42 | — | #1,657 | — |
| 1957 | 19 | — | #2,655 | — |
| 1956 | 23 | — | #2,321 | — |
| 1955 | 17 | — | #2,726 | — |
| 1954 | 21 | — | #2,378 | — |
| 1953 | 8 | — | #4,232 | — |
| 1952 | 12 | — | #3,202 | — |
| 1950 | 16 | — | #2,538 | — |
| 1949 | 5 | — | #5,257 | — |
| 1948 | 9 | — | #3,595 | — |