Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls
Origin: GreekAlyssa 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
In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Alyssa yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.
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Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.
| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 5 | #5,319 |
| 1953 | 6 | #5,057 |
| 1954 | 7 | #4,667 |
| 1956 | 13 | #3,328 |
| 1957 | 13 | #3,316 |
| 1958 | 20 | #2,583 |
| 1959 | 35 | #1,880 |
| 1960 | 111 | #1,020 |
| 1961 | 87 | #1,184 |
| 1962 | 86 | #1,184 |
| 1963 | 124 | #947 |
| 1964 | 118 | #977 |
| 1965 | 119 | #933 |
| 1966 | 137 | #857 |
| 1967 | 143 | #846 |
| 1968 | 199 | #687 |
| 1969 | 380 | #499 |
| 1970 | 444 | #467 |
| 1971 | 402 | #479 |
| 1972 | 344 | #505 |
| 1973 | 449 | #433 |
| 1974 | 467 | #419 |
| 1975 | 559 | #372 |
| 1976 | 681 | #327 |
| 1977 | 759 | #315 |
| 1978 | 801 | #290 |
| 1979 | 1,174 | #223 |
| 1980 | 1,180 | #217 |
| 1981 | 1,128 | #228 |
| 1982 | 1,109 | #230 |
| 1983 | 1,201 | #209 |
| 1984 | 1,538 | #180 |
| 1985 | 2,258 | #130 |
| 1986 | 3,225 | #85 |
| 1987 | 5,136 | #60 |
| 1988 | 7,134 | #47 |
| 1989 | 9,043 | #33 |
| 1990 | 11,263 | #27 |
| 1991 | 10,678 | #30 |
| 1992 | 10,163 | #30 |
| 1993 | 11,030 | #26 |
| 1994 | 10,602 | #26 |
| 1995 | 10,100 | #27 |
| 1996 | 11,024 | #23 |
| 1997 | 12,649 | #15 |
| 1998 | 13,709 | #11 |
| 1999 | 14,036 | #11 |
| 2000 | 13,553 | #12 |
| 2001 | 13,272 | #14 |
| 2002 | 12,847 | #12 |
| 2003 | 12,750 | #14 |
| 2004 | 12,109 | #14 |
| 2005 | 10,891 | #16 |
| 2006 | 10,177 | #19 |
| 2007 | 11,275 | #14 |
| 2008 | 9,652 | #16 |
| 2009 | 7,979 | #19 |
| 2010 | 6,993 | #21 |
| 2011 | 6,029 | #37 |
| 2012 | 5,090 | #44 |
| 2013 | 4,212 | #57 |
| 2014 | 3,846 | #76 |
| 2015 | 3,255 | #93 |
| 2016 | 2,680 | #119 |
| 2017 | 2,241 | #133 |
| 2018 | 1,881 | #150 |
| 2019 | 1,699 | #170 |
| 2020 | 1,471 | #199 |
| 2021 | 1,301 | #233 |
| 2022 | 1,098 | #288 |
| 2023 | 929 | #334 |
| 2024 | 793 | #399 |
