How Many People Are Named Allissa?
An estimated 1,988 people in the United States have the first name Allissa. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 29 years old, and Allissa peaked in popularity in 1998 with 142 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Allissa 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 Allissa paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,988
About 1 in 172,412 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
29
years old
Peak Year
1998
142 births
Total Registered
2,054
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Allissa
Allissa is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 2,054 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Allissa as a female name
Ranked #9,854 in 2018
10 female births in 2018
Peak: 1998 (142 births)
Allissa: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Allissa span from the 1960s to the 2010s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 868 babies were registered. Allissa has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Allissa by Decade
How has Allissa 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.
Allissa by State
Birth registrations for Allissa span all 17 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Ohio. The lowest are in Washington, Pennsylvania, Kansas. On average, about 37 Allissas were registered per state.
Allissa + Last Name Combinations
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Allissa: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Allissa?
We estimate approximately 1,988 people named Allissa 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 172,412 Americans share this first name.
Is Allissa a common name?
Allissa is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 93.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,054 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Allissa most popular?
Allissa reached peak popularity in 1998, when 142 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Allissa is approximately 29 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Allissa a female name?
Allissa is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Allissa Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Allissa Smith, Allissa Johnson, Allissa 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 0 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau estimate. Full methodology.
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