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Alissa

“Variant of Alice — Noble character” — Germanic via Old French origin

Girl's name · #1942 in the US (2025) · 90s

Alissa has appeared in US records since 1948 — best rank #236 (1979) · 38,591 babies named Alissa all-time · 1 in 17,000 girls born in 2025.

Around the world: about 1 in 1,400 girls in Switzerland (2024) · about 1 in 2,000 girls in Sweden (2025) · about 1 in 3,000 girls in Austria (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 7 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Alissas

• Alissa White-Gluz — Canadian singer
• Alissa Jung — German actress
• Alissa Czisny — American figure skater
• Alissa Johnson — American ski jumper
• Alissa York — Canadian writer (born 1970)

In stories & tradition

• Alissa Nikkinen — Salatut elämät

What Alissas become

Among 107 notable people named Alissa:

Athletes appear 1.75× more often than among typical names — e.g. Alissa Czisny, American figure skater.

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