Alissa
How to say it: uh-LISS-uh · /əˈlɪsə/
Variant of Alicia/Alice, from Germanic 'adal' (noble) + 'heid' (kind); or linked to Greek 'alyssum' flower.
Alissa was the 415th most popular girls’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 99 babies (Social Security Administration). Its busiest decade was the 1990s, its births are down about 78% in ten years, and it is projected to slip to #699 by 2030.
Updated · SSA 2025 data, published May 2026 · Insee 2025 data, published July 2026 · How we compute these figures
Key facts
| Rank among girls’ names, 2025 | #415 |
|---|---|
| Babies born in 2025 | 99 |
| Share of births | 1 in 4,255 |
| Peak decade | 1990s |
| Change over 10 years | −78% |
| Projected rank for 2030 (estimate) | #699 |
| In France, 2025 | #420 among girls’ names, 20 births |
Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France). How we compute these figures.
Its life, decade by decade
Alissa peaked in the 1990s and is less common today.
What goes with it
Nicknames
- Ali
- Lissa
- Lissy
Honouring a Alissa in the family
In the classroom
In a class of 25 children born in 2025, the chance that another child is called Alissa is about 1 in 178.
Around the world
This spelling is used in Dutch, English, French, German, Greek.
In France: #420 for girls in 2025.
Famous people named Alissa
- Alissa White-Gluz (born 1985)Canadian singer
- Alissa Jung (born 1981)German actress
- Alissa Czisny (born 1987)American figure skater
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