Alyse
How to say it: uh-LEESE · /əˈlis/
Variant of Alice or Alyssa, from Old German 'Adalheidis' ('noble kind'). A phonetic respelling.
Alyse was the 2,170th most popular girls’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 54 babies (Social Security Administration). Its busiest decade was the 1980s, its births are down about 54% in ten years, and it is projected to slip to #2,735 by 2030.
Updated · SSA 2025 data, published May 2026 · How we compute these figures
Key facts
| Rank among girls’ names, 2025 | #2,170 |
|---|---|
| Babies born in 2025 | 54 |
| Share of births | 1 in 61,395 |
| Peak decade | 1980s |
| Change over 10 years | −54% |
| Projected rank for 2030 (estimate) | #2,735 |
Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA). How we compute these figures.
Its life, decade by decade
Alyse peaked in the 1980s and is less common today.
What goes with it
Nicknames
- Aly
- Lyse
Honouring a Alyse in the family
- Alypet form
- Lysepet form
- Elyseequivalent
- Alysequivalent
In the classroom
In a class of 25 children born in 2025, the chance that another child is called Alyse is about under 1 in 200.
Around the world
This spelling is used in English, Greek.
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