Is Alissa a boy or girl name?
Alissa is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 136 girls and 0 boys were named Alissa, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.9% of the 38,521 US babies named Alissa were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #1,553
- Babies named Alissa since 1948
- 38,521
- Most popular year
- 1998
- 1,231 babies
Boys and girls named Alissa, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0 | 14 | 100% |
| 1950s | 0 | 203 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 1,245 | 100% |
| 1970s | 12 | 4,621 | 99.7% |
| 1980s | 19 | 8,203 | 99.8% |
| 1990s | 0 | 10,803 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 9,444 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 3,268 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 689 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 136 | #1,553 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 122 | #1,688 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 128 | #1,648 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 149 | #1,440 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 154 | #1,418 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 153 | #1,445 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 202 | #1,185 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 226 | #1,114 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 224 | #1,133 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 289 | #936 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 322 | #856 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 377 | #727 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 416 | #676 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 474 | #606 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 585 | #512 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 691 | #452 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 731 | #432 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 1,011 | #332 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 859 | #376 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 849 | #368 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 955 | #333 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 1,062 | #293 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 1,034 | #301 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 1,096 | #284 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 1,156 | #279 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 1,121 | #279 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 1,231 | #251 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 1,223 | #243 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 1,073 | #267 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 999 | #275 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 1,078 | #260 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 1,086 | #255 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 1,035 | #273 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 959 | #293 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 998 | #277 |
| 1989 | 6 | #6,969 | 897 | #290 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 780 | #318 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 753 | #323 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 828 | #295 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 823 | #298 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 797 | #297 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 744 | #309 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 789 | #311 |
| 1981 | 6 | #5,492 | 848 | #287 |
| 1980 | 7 | #4,952 | 944 | #266 |
| 1979 | 5 | #6,083 | 1,090 | #236 |
| 1978 | 7 | #4,570 | 536 | #388 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 506 | #408 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 406 | #466 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 381 | #482 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 340 | #510 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 372 | #481 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 301 | #552 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 331 | #544 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 358 | #529 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 276 | #598 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 235 | #629 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 195 | #701 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 131 | #874 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 92 | #1,089 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 92 | #1,145 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 81 | #1,218 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 45 | #1,691 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 54 | #1,533 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 44 | #1,698 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 45 | #1,618 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 42 | #1,657 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 19 | #2,655 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 23 | #2,321 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 17 | #2,727 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 21 | #2,378 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 8 | #4,233 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 12 | #3,202 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 16 | #2,538 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 5 | #5,257 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 9 | #3,596 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Alissa reached #4,570 in 1978. As a girl name, it reached #236 in 1979. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1990s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Alissa
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.