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How popular is the name Alysa?

Births per year, rank history and how many Alysas are alive today.

Alysa (female) is a rare spelling of the girls' name Alyssa in England and Wales, ranked 3016th in 2024 and given to 8 babies. This spelling of the name peaked in 2008, when 9 babies were given the name, the 2487th most popular that year.

Across all spellings of the name, the Alyssa you are most likely to meet is around 15 years old. Half of all Alyssas born in England and Wales are between 9 and 21, and there are at least 8,700 of them alive today. If you walk into a room of 100 females, there's roughly a 2.7% chance that at least one of them will be called Alyssa.

How many babies are named Alysa each year?

Includes all spellings: Alysa, Alissa, Alyssa, Elyssa. Figures before 1996 are estimates.

0200400200020201996: 511997: 721998: 641999: 922000: 1292001: 1852002: 2272003: 2932004: 4072005: 3532006: 4142007: 3972008: 4002009: 3942010: 4182011: 4202012: 4312013: 4032014: 3602015: 3802016: 3352017: 2672018: 2802019: 2442020: 2932021: 2972022: 2652023: 2322024: 2002025: 165actual

Where does the Alysa spelling rank?

1101001,00010,000200020201999: ranked 3,9002003: ranked 3,5942004: ranked 3,7252005: ranked 2,9702006: ranked 2,7812007: ranked 4,2942008: ranked 2,4872009: ranked 5,5562010: ranked 3,5332011: ranked 3,5492012: ranked 4,1712013: ranked 4,0502015: ranked 5,7302016: ranked 4,7632018: ranked 5,6662019: ranked 3,5412021: ranked 3,5192022: ranked 3,9712024: ranked 3,016

Where does the Alissa spelling rank?

1101001,0002,000200020201996: ranked 1,0721997: ranked 1,0741998: ranked 1,3921999: ranked 9002000: ranked 8972001: ranked 7792002: ranked 7502003: ranked 7812004: ranked 8832005: ranked 9902006: ranked 7392007: ranked 7162008: ranked 7442009: ranked 5942010: ranked 5552011: ranked 5832012: ranked 5732013: ranked 7122014: ranked 7312015: ranked 6742016: ranked 8222017: ranked 8992018: ranked 7782019: ranked 9552020: ranked 8072021: ranked 9362022: ranked 1,0232023: ranked 1,1082024: ranked 1,2622025: ranked 1,407

Where does the Alyssa spelling rank?

1101001,000200020201996: ranked 7831997: ranked 5061998: ranked 5611999: ranked 4832000: ranked 3442001: ranked 2622002: ranked 2262003: ranked 1922004: ranked 1442005: ranked 1652006: ranked 1512007: ranked 1682008: ranked 1652009: ranked 1682010: ranked 1642011: ranked 1602012: ranked 1612013: ranked 1612014: ranked 1882015: ranked 1902016: ranked 1982017: ranked 2422018: ranked 2292019: ranked 2552020: ranked 2132021: ranked 2112022: ranked 2242023: ranked 2412024: ranked 2852025: ranked 325

Where does the Elyssa spelling rank?

1101001,0005,000200020201996: ranked 3,1261998: ranked 3,8481999: ranked 2,7702000: ranked 1,9952001: ranked 2,7832002: ranked 2,3012003: ranked 1,5522004: ranked 1,6172005: ranked 1,5892006: ranked 1,3862007: ranked 1,3372008: ranked 1,3442009: ranked 1,4112010: ranked 1,5842011: ranked 1,5452012: ranked 1,1302013: ranked 1,4842014: ranked 1,3672015: ranked 1,2792016: ranked 1,7492017: ranked 1,7332018: ranked 2,4992019: ranked 2,1702020: ranked 1,6872021: ranked 1,9622022: ranked 1,7672023: ranked 1,9592024: ranked 3,0162025: ranked 2,605

Where this data comes from

Figures from 1996 onwards are the Office for National Statistics' annual baby-name registrations for England and Wales, which record every name given to three or more babies in a year. Figures before 1996 are estimates: the ONS published only top-100 rankings at ten-year intervals back to 1904, so counts for those years are modelled from the rankings, calibrated against Douglas Galbi's long-run research into English name frequencies, and shown with an uncertainty band. Estimates of living bearers combine these birth figures with national life tables and ONS mid-year population estimates.

One limit worth naming: these figures count names as registered at birth. Anyone who changes their name later in life - including trans people, and anyone who adopts a different name by deed poll or simply by use - is not reflected here. Birth registrations record where a name began, not the name a person lives with.

Chart: babies named Alysa per year in England and Wales, 1996 to 2025, peaking at about 431 in 2012
Alysa: births per year in England and Wales, 1996-2025. Free to share with a link back.

Common questions

When was the name Alysa most popular?

The most popular form of the name, Alyssa, peaked in 2012, when 431 babies in England and Wales were given the name. The Alysa spelling itself peaked in 2008, with 9 babies.

How many people are called Alysa?

At least 8,700 people named Alysa in any spelling born in England and Wales are alive today.

How old is the typical Alysa?

Most living Alysas are between 9 and 21; the most common age is about 15.

Is Alysa becoming more or less popular?

Broadly steady in recent years.






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