Alyssa

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Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Origin: Greek

Meaning

Alyssa is a feminine given name with multiple origins. Alysa is an alternative spelling. As used in Western countries, the name is usually derived from the name of the flower alyssum.

From Wikipedia

Alyssa first appears in the data in 1999 and has been recorded in 26 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 2014 with 183 babies (rank #161 that year). In 2024 it was given to 84 girls (rank #222). Its popularity has been fairly steady recently.

Numerology of Alyssa

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Alyssa yields these three numbers โ€” a playful read on the name's character.

3,332
Total babies (all years)
26
Years in the data
183
Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time โ€” Girls

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year Babies Rank
199925#522
200074#286
200185#255
200294#233
2003122#212
200485#257
2005105#230
2006114#224
200797#252
2008111#240
2009149#194
2010116#230
2011172#179
2012141#197
2013175#168
2014183#161
2015161#179
2016156#173
2017157#169
2018161#167
2019165#157
2020178#148
2021170#148
2022130#178
2023122#182
202484#222