Alessa Girl

How popular is Alessa?

#1,872 girl name in 2025

105 baby girls were named Alessa in the US in 2025, making it the 1872nd most popular girl name.

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2,983living people named Alessa (est.)
11median age of people named Alessa
3,005babies named Alessa since 1880
1 in 31,575US babies born in 2025

Alessa popularity over time

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Rank in 2025#1,872 for girls (▼ 191 from 2024)
Babies in 2025105 girls
10-year trendFalling (-19% babies vs 2015)
Earlier ranks#1,643 in 2015, #1,398 in 2020
Peak year2016 (174 girls)
Highest rank#1,358 in 2016
First recorded1970
Boys vs girls (last 10 years)0% boys, 100% girls
Chance a classmate shares it0.1% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025

Where Alessa is most popular

Babies named Alessa per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.

  1. Arizona: 0.3 per 1,000 (40 girls)
  2. Texas: 0.2 per 1,000 (189 girls)
  3. California: 0.2 per 1,000 (141 girls)
  4. Florida: 0.1 per 1,000 (48 girls)
  5. Pennsylvania: 0.0 per 1,000 (11 girls)

Alessa by decade

DecadeBaby girlsBest rank
1970s20#7,994
1980s103#4,108
1990s198#3,872
2000s640#1,740
2010s1,231#1,358
2020s813#1,395

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Questions

Is Alessa a boy or girl name?
Alessa is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Alessa were girls.
How popular is the name Alessa?
105 baby girls were named Alessa in the US in 2025, making it the 1872nd most popular girl name.
When was Alessa most popular?
Alessa peaked in 2016, when 174 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #1,358 in 2016.
How many people are named Alessa?
3,005 babies have been named Alessa in the US since 1880. We estimate about 2,983 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 11.
Where is Alessa most popular?
From 2021 to 2025, Alessa was most common in Arizona, at 0.3 of every 1,000 girls born there.

Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.