Alyssa

femaleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Alyssa: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Alyssa: Recorded since 1990, it reached #25 in 2004, and it stood at #325 in 2025.

6registrars recorded it
121times a registrar ranked it
36years from first to last
#25highest recorded position
23groupings it qualifies for
12names it appears alongside

Region

Rising

among girls in England and Wales · 1996–2024

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England and Wales · Girls rank by year
Year	Rank
1996	#783
1997	#506
1998	#561
1999	#483
2000	#344
2001	#262
2002	#226
2003	#192
2004	#144
2005	#165
2006	#151
2007	#168
2008	#165
2009	#168
2010	#164
2011	#160
2012	#161
2013	#161
2014	#188
2015	#190
2016	#198
2017	#242
2018	#229
2019	#255
2020	#213
2021	#211
2022	#224
2023	#241
2024	#285

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

RisingEngland and Wales · Girls

Recorded in official data among girls in Republic of Ireland in 29 of the 35 years from 1991 to 2025.

In 2024: #171 among girls in Scotland, #285 among girls in England and Wales, #337 among girls in Northern Ireland, #372 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

Official data from 6 national registrars across 6 regions, 1990–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Popularity journey

First recorded1990
First recorded at #90 among girls in New South Wales, Australia in 1990 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Highest recorded1990–2019
Highest recorded position: #25 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 2004 (recorded 1990–2019).
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #325 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls

Alyssa appears in 5 of the published lists Namewise holds. The longest record is Republic of Ireland · Girls, with 29 ranked years and 505 births registered; the earliest is New South Wales, Australia · Girls, from 1990.

Alyssa across 5 official records

Each registrar publishes its own list, so these figures are read down a row, never across one. A position in one country is not comparable with a position in another, and Namewise never combines them into a single ranking. The birth counts do not compare across rows either, for a different reason: England and Wales registers roughly thirty times as many births a year as Northern Ireland, so a larger total says which registrar recorded it as much as how widely the name was given.

Alyssa's first, highest and most recent recorded position in each official list, with the number of births each registrar registered with the name and its largest single year
Published list	First recorded	Highest	Most recent	Years recorded	Births registered	Most in one year
Republic of Ireland · Girls	#457 (1991)	#172 (2015)	#325 (2025)	29 of 35	505 (1991–2025)	33 (2015)
New South Wales, Australia · Girls	#90 (1990)	#25 (2004)	#75 (2019)	23 of 30	3,051 (1990–2019)	207 (2004)
England and Wales · Girls	#783 (1996)	#144 (2004)	#285 (2024)	29 of 29	6,611 (1996–2024)	360 (2004)
Northern Ireland · Girls	#343 (2001)	#137 (2016)	#337 (2024)	24 of 24	211 (2001–2024)	16 (2016)
New Zealand · Girls	#69 (1999)	#37 (2003)	#76 (2013)	15 of 15	1,032 (1999–2013)	94 (2003)

Alyssa by decade in England and Wales · Girls

Births registered with the name in each decade of this one list, with the number of years the list covers in that decade. Bars are scaled on births a year, which is the figure that compares between decades — a decade the list only partly covers has a smaller total without being a quieter decade. Figures belong to this registrar alone and do not carry to another.

Births registered with Alyssa in England and Wales · Girls, by decade, with years covered and the average per year
Decade	Births registered	Years covered	A year
1990s	191	4 of 10	48
2000s	2,644	10 of 10	264
2010sbusiest	2,748	10 of 10	275
2020s	1,028	5 of 10	206

Across England and Wales · Girls, the 2010s were its busiest decade, averaging 275 births a year.

Its sharpest single-year move came between 2003 and 2004, when recorded births rose by 118, from 242 to 360.

See the names England and Waleshas recorded the most births with →

Alyssa appears in

Groupings this name qualifies for under their own stated rules, from the same official statistics shown above.

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 6 regions, from 1990 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #25 in New South Wales, Australia in 2004.

Alyssa's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
Year	Region	Category	Rank	Births registered	Confidence	Status
2024	England and Wales	female	#285	158	High	Verified
2023	England and Wales	female	#241	188	High	Verified
2022	England and Wales	female	#224	211	High	Verified
2021	England and Wales	female	#211	240	High	Verified
2020	England and Wales	female	#213	231	High	Verified
2019	England and Wales	female	#255	189	High	Verified
2018	England and Wales	female	#229	218	High	Verified
2017	England and Wales	female	#242	208	High	Verified
2016	England and Wales	female	#198	268	High	Verified
2015	England and Wales	female	#190	291	High	Verified
2014	England and Wales	female	#188	283	High	Verified
2013	England and Wales	female	#161	321	High	Verified
2012	England and Wales	female	#161	322	High	Verified
2011	England and Wales	female	#160	326	High	Verified
2010	England and Wales	female	#164	322	High	Verified
2009	England and Wales	female	#168	307	High	Verified
2008	England and Wales	female	#165	323	High	Verified
2007	England and Wales	female	#168	326	High	Verified
2006	England and Wales	female	#151	347	High	Verified
2005	England and Wales	female	#165	307	High	Verified
2004	England and Wales	female	#144	360	High	Verified
2003	England and Wales	female	#192	242	High	Verified
2002	England and Wales	female	#226	186	High	Verified
2001	England and Wales	female	#262	149	High	Verified
2000	England and Wales	female	#344	97	High	Verified
1999	England and Wales	female	#483	60	High	Verified
1998	England and Wales	female	#561	48	High	Verified
1997	England and Wales	female	#506	54	High	Verified
1996	England and Wales	female	#783	29	High	Verified
2019	New South Wales, Australia	female	#75	93	Insufficient	Not yet available
2018	New South Wales, Australia	female	#82	84	Insufficient	Not yet available
2017	New South Wales, Australia	female	#91	78	Insufficient	Not yet available
2016	New South Wales, Australia	female	#75	95	Insufficient	Not yet available
2015	New South Wales, Australia	female	#61	112	Insufficient	Not yet available
2014	New South Wales, Australia	female	#70	103	Insufficient	Not yet available
2013	New South Wales, Australia	female	#64	106	Insufficient	Not yet available
2012	New South Wales, Australia	female	#56	125	Insufficient	Not yet available
2011	New South Wales, Australia	female	#55	121	Insufficient	Not yet available
2010	New South Wales, Australia	female	#45	143	Insufficient	Not yet available
2009	New South Wales, Australia	female	#42	149	Insufficient	Not yet available
2008	New South Wales, Australia	female	#37	149	Insufficient	Not yet available
2007	New South Wales, Australia	female	#32	178	Insufficient	Not yet available
2006	New South Wales, Australia	female	#34	169	Insufficient	Not yet available
2005	New South Wales, Australia	female	#34	166	Insufficient	Not yet available
2004	New South Wales, Australia	female	#25	207	Insufficient	Not yet available
2003	New South Wales, Australia	female	#31	186	Insufficient	Not yet available
2002	New South Wales, Australia	female	#29	203	Insufficient	Not yet available
2001	New South Wales, Australia	female	#48	149	Insufficient	Not yet available
2000	New South Wales, Australia	female	#62	133	Insufficient	Not yet available
1999	New South Wales, Australia	female	#68	115	Insufficient	Not yet available
1992	New South Wales, Australia	female	#95	92	Insufficient	Not yet available
1990	New South Wales, Australia	female	#90	95	Insufficient	Not yet available
2013	New Zealand	female	#76	52	High	Verified
2012	New Zealand	female	#73	60	High	Verified
2011	New Zealand	female	#57	68	High	Verified
2010	New Zealand	female	#68	60	High	Verified
2009	New Zealand	female	#59	65	High	Verified
2008	New Zealand	female	#55	74	High	Verified
2007	New Zealand	female	#55	77	High	Verified
2006	New Zealand	female	#51	76	High	Verified
2005	New Zealand	female	#55	60	High	Verified
2004	New Zealand	female	#55	71	High	Verified
2003	New Zealand	female	#37	94	High	Verified
2002	New Zealand	female	#48	76	High	Verified
2001	New Zealand	female	#48	77	High	Verified
2000	New Zealand	female	#75	56	High	Verified
1999	New Zealand	female	#69	66	High	Verified
2024	Northern Ireland	female	#337	4	High	Verified
2023	Northern Ireland	female	#237	7	High	Verified
2022	Northern Ireland	female	#354	4	High	Verified
2021	Northern Ireland	female	#206	9	High	Verified
2020	Northern Ireland	female	#246	6	High	Verified
2019	Northern Ireland	female	#336	4	High	Verified
2018	Northern Ireland	female	#238	7	High	Verified
2017	Northern Ireland	female	#180	11	High	Verified
2016	Northern Ireland	female	#137	16	High	Verified
2015	Northern Ireland	female	#161	14	High	Verified
2014	Northern Ireland	female	#247	7	High	Verified
2013	Northern Ireland	female	#218	9	High	Verified
2012	Northern Ireland	female	#146	13	High	Verified
2011	Northern Ireland	female	#277	6	High	Verified
2010	Northern Ireland	female	#237	8	High	Verified
2009	Northern Ireland	female	#224	8	High	Verified
2008	Northern Ireland	female	#148	15	High	Verified
2007	Northern Ireland	female	#147	14	High	Verified
2006	Northern Ireland	female	#145	14	High	Verified
2005	Northern Ireland	female	#226	7	High	Verified
2004	Northern Ireland	female	#169	10	High	Verified
2003	Northern Ireland	female	#166	10	High	Verified
2002	Northern Ireland	female	#252	5	High	Verified
2001	Northern Ireland	female	#343	3	High	Verified
2025	Republic of Ireland	female	#325	12	High	Verified
2024	Republic of Ireland	female	#372	10	High	Verified
2023	Republic of Ireland	female	#339	11	High	Verified
2022	Republic of Ireland	female	#186	25	High	Verified
2021	Republic of Ireland	female	#204	23	High	Verified
2020	Republic of Ireland	female	#315	13	High	Verified
2019	Republic of Ireland	female	#235	20	High	Verified
2018	Republic of Ireland	female	#267	17	High	Verified
2017	Republic of Ireland	female	#219	23	High	Verified
2016	Republic of Ireland	female	#181	29	High	Verified
2015	Republic of Ireland	female	#172	33	High	Verified
2014	Republic of Ireland	female	#213	25	High	Verified
2013	Republic of Ireland	female	#232	23	High	Verified
2012	Republic of Ireland	female	#199	28	High	Verified
2011	Republic of Ireland	female	#258	20	High	Verified
2010	Republic of Ireland	female	#216	26	High	Verified
2009	Republic of Ireland	female	#272	18	High	Verified
2008	Republic of Ireland	female	#311	16	High	Verified
2007	Republic of Ireland	female	#212	24	High	Verified
2006	Republic of Ireland	female	#272	15	High	Verified
2005	Republic of Ireland	female	#204	21	High	Verified
2004	Republic of Ireland	female	#207	19	High	Verified
2003	Republic of Ireland	female	#279	12	High	Verified
2002	Republic of Ireland	female	#254	14	High	Verified
2001	Republic of Ireland	female	#315	9	High	Verified
2000	Republic of Ireland	female	#352	7	High	Verified
1999	Republic of Ireland	female	#392	5	High	Verified
1996	Republic of Ireland	female	#534	3	High	Verified
1991	Republic of Ireland	female	#457	4	High	Verified
2024	Scotland	female	#171	24	High	Verified

England and Wales hub — collected by Office for National Statistics
New South Wales, Australia hub — collected by NSW Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages
New Zealand hub — collected by NZ Department of Internal Affairs
Northern Ireland hub — collected by NISRA
Republic of Ireland hub — collected by CSO Ireland
Scotland hub — collected by National Records of Scotland

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

What the record shows

Recorded by 6 registrars between 1990 and 2025, ranked in 33 years of that period.

Its highest recorded position is #25, first reached in 2004.

It held a top-100 place in 23 years, 21 of them consecutive.

Its largest count from any one registrar is 360 births, registered in England and Wales in 2004.

Its record falls into 2 separate stretches, with a longest absence of 3 years.

A second registrar first ranked it in 1991, and 34 years separate the first registrar to record it from the last.

Every figure here is counted from the seven official registrars Namewise holds. A position is only ever a place within the list that published it, and a record that thins or stops is a fact about what registrars printed — never about how many children received the name.

Where to go next

Records with a comparable body of evidence, so the catalogue can be read outward from this one. Each group states the rule it was selected by.

Next in the catalogue

The records either side of this one alphabetically.

Alysia · #606, 29y
Alyson · #300, 36y
Alyssia · #423, 29y
Alyvia · #790, 15y

A comparable record

Records held by the same 6 registrars, over a similar number of ranked years, whose highest position is closest to this one. A similar body of evidence — never a claim that the names themselves are alike.

Imogen · #26, 34y
Layla · #24, 35y
Bailey · #23, 30y
Brandon · #27, 34y

Also first recorded in the 1990s

Records whose earliest ranking in Namewise's registrar data also falls between 1990 and 1999.

Bella · #26, 30y
Abbie · #27, 33y
Bailey · #23, 30y
Brandon · #27, 34y

Comparisons involving Alyssa

Existing comparison pages where Alyssa and another name were ranked in the same published list, in the same years, on the same scale. Each has its own evidence; none of them says the names are alike.

Closest long-running positions

Names that stayed close to Alyssa within one registrar's list over many years. A gap measured inside that list, never across registrars.

Lara vs Alyssa
Across 21 shared years in New South Wales, Australia · Girls, Lara and Alyssa averaged 6.5 places apart, ending at #68 and #75.
Lara · Alyssa · 21 shared years, 1999–2019 · Closest over the longest run
See the 2019 New South Wales, Australia ranking
Madison vs Alyssa
Across 20 shared years in New South Wales, Australia · Girls, Madison and Alyssa averaged 12.8 places apart, ending at #89 and #82.
Madison · Alyssa · 20 shared years, 1999–2018 · Closest over the longest run
See the 2018 New South Wales, Australia ranking

Order changes

Pairs where Alyssa and another name exchanged position in a published list, taken as the final meaningful change.

Maia vs Alyssa
In New Zealand · Girls, Maia moved into the top 50 at #28 in 2004 as Alyssa fell out of it to #55, having been #37 the year before.
Maia · Alyssa · 15 shared years, 1999–2013 · One took the other's place near the top
See the 2004 New Zealand ranking
Erin vs Alyssa
In New South Wales, Australia · Girls, Alyssa moved into the top 50 at #29 in 2002 as Erin fell out of it to #53, having been #44 the year before.
Erin · Alyssa · 12 shared years, 1990–2011 · One took the other's place near the top
See the 2002 New South Wales, Australia ranking
Kate vs Alyssa
In New South Wales, Australia · Girls, Alyssa moved into the top 50 at #29 in 2002 as Kate fell out of it to #63, having been #40 the year before.
Kate · Alyssa · 12 shared years, 1990–2008 · One took the other's place near the top
See the 2002 New South Wales, Australia ranking

Compared inside New South Wales, Australia lists

Pairs involving Alyssa measured in New South Wales, Australia's own published lists — the registrar that recorded Alyssa at its highest position.

Chloe vs Alyssa
Both reached their highest recorded position in New South Wales, Australia · Girls within 2 years — Chloe #1 in 2006, Alyssa #25 in 2004.
Chloe · Alyssa · 23 shared years, 1990–2019 · Peaked in the same years
See the 2006 New South Wales, Australia ranking
Natasha vs Alyssa
In New South Wales, Australia · Girls, Alyssa moved into the top 50 at #29 in 2002 as Natasha fell out of it to #61, having been #32 the year before.
Natasha · Alyssa · 12 shared years, 1990–2008 · One took the other's place near the top
See the 2002 New South Wales, Australia ranking
Taylor vs Alyssa
In New South Wales, Australia · Girls, Alyssa moved into the top 50 at #29 in 2002 as Taylor fell out of it to #68, having been #46 the year before.
Taylor · Alyssa · 10 shared years, 1992–2010 · One took the other's place near the top
See the 2002 New South Wales, Australia ranking

New South Wales, Australia overview→

Alyssa was ranked #25 in New South Wales, Australia · Girls in 2004. These are the names immediately either side of it on that published list — a fact about the registrar's own output, not a similarity judgement.

Alyssa and the names beside it

Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale, in the same year, by the same registrar — so these are positions that genuinely passed each other, not a similarity judgement. Drawn from the 2,573 names with a recorded popularity standing (common, familiar, uncommon), so a name outside that set could have passed Alyssa without appearing here.

Alyssa moved ahead of

Tracey Compare
In 1996 they stood at #783 and #783 in England and Wales · Girls; by 1997 that had become #506 and #1450.
Brittany Compare
In 2000 they stood at #344 and #275 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2001 that had become #262 and #871.
Lorraine Compare
In 1996 they stood at #783 and #661 in England and Wales · Girls; by 1997 that had become #506 and #1015.
Sofie Compare
In 1996 they stood at #783 and #703 in England and Wales · Girls; by 1997 that had become #506 and #946.

Moved ahead of Alyssa

Kayla Compare
In 1995 they stood at #457 and #515 in Republic of Ireland · Girls; by 1996 that had become #534 and #295.
Ruby Compare
In 1995 they stood at #457 and #515 in Republic of Ireland · Girls; by 1996 that had become #534 and #393.
Hanna Compare
In 2007 they stood at #212 and #222 in Republic of Ireland · Girls; by 2008 that had become #311 and #185.
Maisie Compare
In 2008 they stood at #148 and #171 in Northern Ireland · Girls; by 2009 that had become #224 and #104.

Moved the opposite way to Alyssa

Abigail Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Girls, Alyssa went from #783 to #285 while Abigail went from #21 to #154.
Aimee Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Girls, Alyssa went from #783 to #285 while Aimee went from #70 to #1603.
Aisling Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Girls, Alyssa went from #783 to #285 while Aisling went from #440 to #2000.
Alex Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Girls, Alyssa went from #783 to #285 while Alex went from #161 to #2253.

Moved the same way as Alyssa

Ada Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Girls, Alyssa went from #783 to #285 and Ada from #2683 to #40.
Alma Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Girls, Alyssa went from #783 to #285 and Alma from #2096 to #234.
Amalie Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Girls, Alyssa went from #783 to #285 and Amalie from #2096 to #1128.
Amelia Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Girls, Alyssa went from #783 to #285 and Amelia from #63 to #2.

What's not yet available

Meaning
Origin
Pronunciation
Nicknames and spelling variants

Absence from this list does not mean the name isn't genuinely meaningful or widely used — only that Namewise hasn't sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 6 regions, from 1990 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #25 in New South Wales, Australia in 2004. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.

Alyssa

Alyssa at a glance

What the data shows

Popularity journey

Alyssa across 5 official records

Alyssa by decade in England and Wales · Girls

Alyssa appears in

Popularity data

What the record shows

Where to go next

Next in the catalogue

A comparable record

Also first recorded in the 1990s

Comparisons involving Alyssa

Closest long-running positions

Order changes

Compared inside New South Wales, Australia lists

Names published alongside Alyssa

Alyssa and the names beside it

Alyssa moved ahead of

Moved ahead of Alyssa

Moved the opposite way to Alyssa

Moved the same way as Alyssa

Alyssa at a glance

Alyssa across 5 official records

Alyssa by decade in England and Wales · Girls

Alyssa appears in

What the record shows

Where to go next

Next in the catalogue

A comparable record

Also first recorded in the 1990s

Comparisons involving Alyssa

Closest long-running positions

Order changes

Compared inside New South Wales, Australia lists

Names published alongside Alyssa

Alyssa and the names beside it

Alyssa moved ahead of

Moved ahead of Alyssa

Moved the opposite way to Alyssa

Moved the same way as Alyssa