—2024 rank
1998peak year
38,266babies named Alissa since 1880
▼ 11%5-year trend
Alissa popularity over 145 years
🌱 Below the charts · roughly undefined% girls / NaN% boys in 2024
What does Alissa mean?
Variant of Alyssa, possibly from Alicia, from Germanic adal, 'noble'; it also coincides with the alyssum flower, Greek 'without madness'.
OriginGermanic, Greek
Syllables3
Gendergirl
Stylemodern, classic
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