How Many People Are Named Alissa?
An estimated 36,822 people in the United States have the first name Alissa. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 32 years old, and Alissa peaked in popularity in 1998 with 1,231 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Alissa as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Alissa paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
36,822
About 1 in 9,308 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Female
99.9% confidence
Average Age
32
years old
Peak Year
1998
1,231 births
Total Registered
38,521
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Alissa
Alissa is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 38,521 total births registered, 99.9% were female.
Alissa as a male name
Ranked #6,969 in 1989
6 male births in 1989
Peak: 1978 (7 births)
Alissa as a female name
Ranked #1,553 in 2024
136 female births in 2024
Peak: 1998 (1,231 births)
Alissa: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Alissa span from the 1940s to the 2020s, covering 9 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 10,803 babies were registered. Alissa has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Alissa by Decade
How has Alissa tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Alissa by State
Birth registrations for Alissa span all 51 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, New York, Texas. The lowest are in Vermont, District of Columbia, Delaware. On average, about 703 Alissas were registered per state.
Alissa + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Alissa as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Alissa: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Alissa?
We estimate approximately 36,822 people named Alissa are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 9,308 Americans share this first name.
Is Alissa a common name?
Alissa is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 99% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 38,521 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Alissa most popular?
Alissa reached peak popularity in 1998, when 1,231 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Alissa is approximately 32 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Alissa a female name?
Alissa is predominantly female. 99.9% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Alissa Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Alissa Smith, Alissa Johnson, Alissa Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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