How Many People Are Named Alyss?
An estimated 397 people in the United States have the first name Alyss. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 21 years old, and Alyss peaked in popularity in 2012 with 22 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Alyss 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 Alyss paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
397
About 1 in 863,361 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
21
years old
Peak Year
2012
22 births
Total Registered
406
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Alyss
Alyss is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 406 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Alyss as a female name
Ranked #10,350 in 2023
9 female births in 2023
Peak: 2012 (22 births)
Alyss: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Alyss span from the 1980s to the 2020s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 149 babies were registered. Alyss has declined significantly from its peak in the 2010s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Alyss by Decade
How has Alyss 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.
Alyss by State
Alyss + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Alyss as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Alyss: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Alyss?
We estimate approximately 397 people named Alyss 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 863,361 Americans share this first name.
Is Alyss a common name?
Alyss is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 82.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 406 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Alyss most popular?
Alyss reached peak popularity in 2012, when 22 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Alyss is approximately 21 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Alyss a female name?
Alyss is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Alyss Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Alyss Smith, Alyss Johnson, Alyss 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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