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Girl name

Allissa

100% girls · last recorded 2018

Allissa has been given to about 2,054 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1998, which makes it a Gen X and millennial name.

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Origin—
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Living in the US≈ 2,021
Median age today29 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Allissa per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1998 · 142
  • Born in 20250
  • All time2,054

How popular is Allissa?

Its best year was 1998, when 142 babies were given the name, ranking 1273rd. The typical living American called Allissa is about 29 years old today.

Names that sound like Allissa

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Alissa0.97
  2. Alisa0.94
  3. Alyssa0.89
  4. Allyssa0.92
  5. Alysa0.86
  6. Aliza0.85
  7. Malissa0.85
  8. Anissa0.83

Middle names for Allissa

Ranked by flow score
  1. Allissa Rose0.89
  2. Allissa Louise0.89
  3. Allissa June0.88
  4. Allissa Pearl0.88
  5. Allissa Quinn0.88
  6. Allissa Nell0.88

Sibling names for Allissa

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Kianasister · 0.83
  2. Karinasister · 0.80
  3. Hannasister · 0.79
  4. Dariusbrother · 0.79
  5. Nikolasbrother · 0.78
  6. Nathanaelbrother · 0.78

Where Allissa is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Allissa White0.84
    2. Allissa Reyes0.84
    3. Allissa Nguyen0.84
    4. Allissa Moore0.84
    5. Allissa Lee0.84
    6. Allissa Hill0.84

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Allissa

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. Scotland1974–2020
    4. France1900–2025

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.