Alayssa
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- uh-LAY-suh
- Origin
- Germanic
Alayssa is a girls' name of Germanic origin, meaning “noble”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Alayssa mean?
Germanic: variant of Alyssa, a form of Alice
“noble”
Respelling of Alyssa, a form of Alice also associated with the alyssum flower.
Is Alayssa a girl's or a boy's name?
Alayssa is a girls' name.
How popular is Alayssa in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2017, with 15 girls. It first appears in the records in 2001.
Half of all the girls named Alayssa in the US since 1880 were born between 2009 and 2018, the years shaded on the chart below.
Alayssa in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 11 | #8,973 |
| 2020 | 9 | #10,245 |
| 2019 | 11 | #9,106 |
| 2018 | 10 | #9,801 |
| 2017 | 15 | #7,438 |
| 2016 | 7 | #12,871 |
| 2015 | 8 | #11,830 |
| 2014 | 6 | #14,552 |
| 2013 | 6 | #14,577 |
| 2012 | 5 | #16,863 |
| 2011 | 5 | #16,756 |
| 2010 | 6 | #14,953 |
| 2009 | 11 | #9,971 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 9 | #11,412 |
| 2005 | 5 | #16,455 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 10 | #9,666 |
| 2002 | 5 | #15,426 |
| 2001 | 7 | #12,049 |
Nicknames for Alayssa
- Aly 4 boys in the UK in 2025
Names like Alayssa
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Aaliyah, Amira, Safa, Zahara, Zamira, Amoura, Abeeha, Zaniyah, Zayla, Aliya, Aziyah, Azara
Names related to Alayssa
Alyssa, Alissa, Alessa, Alaysia, Alaysha, Alysha, Alyssia, Alysia
More Germanic names
Amelia, Liam, Henry, Charlotte, William, Archie, Charlie, Emma, Freddie, Ella, Harry, Millie, Albie, Matilda, Louie, Miles
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Alayssa: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/alayssa, updated 20 October 2026.