Boy or Girl

Is Allyssa a boy or girl name?

Allyssa was a girl name in the US. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 6,670 US babies named Allyssa were girls. Fewer than 10 babies were given the name in 2024.

Boy rank, 2024
Not ranked
Girl rank, 2024
#15,363
Babies named Allyssa since 1971
6,670
Most popular year
1998
349 babies
Babies named Allyssa each year in the US
Line chart of US births named Allyssa from 1971 to 2024, boys and girls. The table below has every value.0100200300400198020002020

Boys and girls named Allyssa, by decade

DecadeBoysGirlsShare girls
1970s0104100%
1980s0706100%
1990s02,858100%
2000s02,239100%
2010s0701100%
2020s062100%
Every year
YearBoysBoy rankGirlsGirl rank
20240–5#15,363
20230–17#6,683
20220–8#11,275
20210–16#6,973
20200–16#6,943
20190–21#5,808
20180–21#5,796
20170–32#4,392
20160–46#3,416
20150–53#3,129
20140–49#3,275
20130–69#2,568
20120–121#1,714
20110–135#1,598
20100–154#1,469
20090–154#1,487
20080–186#1,325
20070–271#988
20060–210#1,157
20050–219#1,085
20040–195#1,161
20030–219#1,043
20020–230#964
20010–271#844
20000–284#802
19990–330#686
19980–349#660
19970–293#726
19960–288#730
19950–258#775
19940–267#772
19930–252#800
19920–272#765
19910–254#805
19900–295#709
19890–205#897
19880–201#876
19870–104#1,318
19860–73#1,620
19850–35#2,704
19840–24#3,428
19830–12#5,469
19820–13#5,216
19810–13#5,261
19800–26#3,216
19790–21#3,669
19780–9#6,401
19770–13#4,949
19760–17#3,817
19750–15#4,147
19740–8#6,272
19730–8#6,095
19720–5#8,314
19710–8#6,019

Highest rank

Allyssa has never been ranked as a boy name. As a girl name, it reached #660 in 1998. 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 Allyssa

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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.