Alyssa has been given to about 315,038 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1999, which makes it a Gen X and millennial name.
Alyssa ranks 453rd among American girls in 2025, with 680 born that year. Its best year was 1999, when 14,050 babies were given the name, ranking 11th. The typical living American called Alyssa is about 26 years old today. It is relatively most common in New Mexico, where it accounts for 0.05% of births.
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.