Alyssa remains a common girls' name (#453 in 2025), down from a peak of #11 in 1998.
Alyssa is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #453 for girl births in the United States (and #924 across all names), given to 680 babies. Alyssa first appears in 1950 and peaked in 1999 (14,036 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 680 | 680 | #453 | — |
| 2024 | 795 | 795 | #399 | — |
| 2023 | 930 | 930 | #334 | — |
| 2022 | 1,099 | 1,099 | #288 | — |
| 2021 | 1,301 | 1,301 | #233 | — |
| 2020 | 1,472 | 1,472 | #199 | — |
| 2019 | 1,699 | 1,699 | #171 | — |
| 2018 | 1,884 | 1,884 | #150 | — |
| 2017 | 2,241 | 2,241 | #133 | — |
| 2016 | 2,680 | 2,680 | #119 | — |
| 2015 | 3,255 | 3,263 | #93 | — |
| 2014 | 3,857 | 3,867 | #76 | #8,826 |
| 2013 | 4,219 | 4,219 | #57 | #12,229 |
| 2012 | 5,091 | 5,096 | #44 | — |
| 2011 | 6,034 | 6,050 | #37 | #12,376 |
| 2010 | 7,000 | 7,008 | #21 | #9,733 |
| 2009 | 7,987 | 7,999 | #19 | #9,910 |
| 2008 | 9,667 | 9,673 | #16 | #6,086 |
| 2007 | 11,292 | 11,305 | #14 | #5,218 |
| 2006 | 10,186 | 10,192 | #19 | #8,021 |
| 2005 | 10,908 | 10,921 | #16 | #4,829 |
| 2004 | 12,154 | 12,161 | #14 | #2,455 |
| 2003 | 12,760 | 12,766 | #14 | #6,742 |
| 2002 | 12,866 | 12,885 | #12 | #4,191 |
| 2001 | 13,285 | 13,292 | #14 | #5,401 |
| 2000 | 13,568 | 13,586 | #12 | #4,794 |
| 1999 | 14,050 | 14,075 | #11 | #4,772 |
| 1998 | 13,718 | 13,740 | #11 | #6,342 |
| 1997 | 12,668 | — | #15 | #3,605 |
| 1996 | 11,034 | — | #23 | #5,548 |
| 1995 | 10,112 | — | #27 | #4,800 |
| 1994 | 10,610 | — | #26 | #6,402 |
| 1993 | 11,051 | — | #26 | #3,248 |
| 1992 | 10,174 | — | #30 | #4,885 |
| 1991 | 10,694 | — | #30 | #3,644 |
| 1990 | 11,279 | — | #27 | #3,615 |
| 1989 | 9,072 | — | #33 | #2,247 |
| 1988 | 7,157 | — | #47 | #2,602 |
| 1987 | 5,152 | — | #60 | #3,076 |
| 1986 | 3,235 | — | #85 | #4,142 |
| 1985 | 2,264 | — | #130 | #5,810 |
| 1984 | 1,549 | — | #180 | #3,712 |
| 1983 | 1,201 | — | #209 | — |
| 1982 | 1,109 | — | #230 | — |
| 1981 | 1,128 | — | #228 | — |
| 1980 | 1,185 | — | #217 | #6,288 |
| 1979 | 1,180 | — | #223 | #5,382 |
| 1978 | 801 | — | #290 | — |
| 1977 | 759 | — | #315 | — |
| 1976 | 681 | — | #327 | — |
| 1975 | 558 | — | #372 | — |
| 1974 | 467 | — | #419 | — |
| 1973 | 449 | — | #433 | — |
| 1972 | 344 | — | #504 | — |
| 1971 | 402 | — | #479 | — |
| 1970 | 444 | — | #467 | — |
| 1969 | 380 | — | #499 | — |
| 1968 | 199 | — | #687 | — |
| 1967 | 143 | — | #847 | — |
| 1966 | 137 | — | #857 | — |
| 1965 | 119 | — | #933 | — |
| 1964 | 118 | — | #977 | — |
| 1963 | 123 | — | #954 | — |
| 1962 | 86 | — | #1,184 | — |
| 1961 | 87 | — | #1,184 | — |
| 1960 | 111 | — | #1,021 | — |
| 1959 | 35 | — | #1,881 | — |
| 1958 | 20 | — | #2,583 | — |
| 1957 | 13 | — | #3,316 | — |
| 1956 | 12 | — | #3,497 | — |
| 1954 | 7 | — | #4,667 | — |
| 1953 | 6 | — | #5,057 | — |
| 1950 | 5 | — | #5,319 | — |