Alysa Girl
How popular is Alysa?
#10,104 girl name in 2025
9 baby girls were named Alysa in the US in 2025, making it the 10104th most popular girl name.
6,922living people named Alysa (est.)
27median age of people named Alysa
7,050babies named Alysa since 1880
1 in 368,371US babies born in 2025
Alysa popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | #10,104 for girls (▼ 2514 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 9 girls |
| 10-year trend | Falling fast (-82% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #3,211 in 2015, #6,625 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2001 (325 girls) |
| Highest rank | #737 in 2001 |
| First recorded | 1953 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 0% boys, 100% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Alysa counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Alyssa family of names ranked #212 for girls in 2025 (#189 the year before), with 1,582 babies in all.
| Spelling | Girls in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Alyssa | 680 | 43% |
| Aliza | 420 | 27% |
| Alisa | 125 | 8% |
| Alissa | 99 | 6% |
| Alizah | 87 | 5% |
| Alyza | 77 | 5% |
| Alizay | 24 | 2% |
| Alyzah | 26 | 2% |
| Alysa | 9 | 1% |
| Allyssa | 5 | 0% |
| Alyzzah | 22 | 1% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Alysa by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 33 | #3,618 |
| 1960s | 182 | #2,058 |
| 1970s | 334 | #1,795 |
| 1980s | 819 | #1,001 |
| 1990s | 2,340 | #767 |
| 2000s | 2,632 | #737 |
| 2010s | 622 | #1,696 |
| 2020s | 88 | #6,224 |
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Questions
- Is Alysa a boy or girl name?
- Alysa is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Alysa were girls.
- How popular is the name Alysa?
- 9 baby girls were named Alysa in the US in 2025, making it the 10104th most popular girl name.
- When was Alysa most popular?
- Alysa peaked in 2001, when 325 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #737 in 2001.
- How many people are named Alysa?
- 7,050 babies have been named Alysa in the US since 1880. We estimate about 6,922 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 27.
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.