Alissa

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

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

Alissa reached its best rank, #236, in 1979 and ranked #1942 in 2025. About 39,000 girls have carried it since 1948. Alissa is the less common spelling of Alyssa — about 13% of babies given the name are written this way; Alyssa itself ranked #453 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:

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

Similar names: Alyza · Tia · Alyson · Elissa · Julianne · Alyse

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