Alessia
Girl · a-LES-ya · Greek
Alessia is a girls' name of Greek origin, meaning “defender”. In 2025 it ranked 291st for girls in the UK (168 babies) and 326th for girls in the US (937 babies).
What does Alessia mean?
Greek: Italian feminine of Alessio
“defender”
The Italian feminine of Alessio, from the Greek name Alexios, 'defender'.
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- a-LES-ya
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Is Alessia a girl's or a boy's name?
Alessia is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 168 girls in the UK and 937 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Alessia in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #291among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 168about 1 in 1,700 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 7% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 168 girls in the UK were named Alessia, making it the 291st most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 264th. Its busiest year was 2019, with 202 girls.
Half of all the girls named Alessia in the UK since 1996 were born between 2012 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among girls in 2025, it was 286th in England and Wales and 387th in Scotland.
Alessia in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 168 | #291 |
| 2024 | 181 | #284 |
| 2023 | 196 | #254 |
| 2022 | 161 | #306 |
| 2021 | 172 | #308 |
| 2020 | 195 | #264 |
| 2019 | 202 | #266 |
| 2018 | 189 | #282 |
| 2017 | 171 | #311 |
| 2016 | 170 | #317 |
| 2015 | 121 | #418 |
| 2014 | 105 | #458 |
| 2013 | 88 | #529 |
| 2012 | 79 | #591 |
| 2011 | 87 | #528 |
| 2010 | 64 | #658 |
| 2009 | 62 | #652 |
| 2008 | 52 | #739 |
| 2007 | 47 | #768 |
| 2006 | 44 | #772 |
| 2005 | 41 | #769 |
| 2004 | 41 | #744 |
| 2003 | 41 | #733 |
| 2002 | 36 | #762 |
| 2001 | 35 | #768 |
| 2000 | 32 | #792 |
| 1999 | 27 | #893 |
| 1998 | 24 | #981 |
| 1997 | 21 | #1,053 |
| 1996 | 13 | #1,450 |
How popular is Alessia in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #326among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 937about 1 in 1,700 girls
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 76% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 937 girls in the US were named Alessia, making it the 326th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 503rd. Its busiest year was 2024, with 1,122 girls. It first appears in the records in 1967.
Half of all the girls named Alessia in the US since 1880 were born between 2014 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
Alessia in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 937 | #326 |
| 2024 | 1,122 | #282 |
| 2023 | 1,025 | #303 |
| 2022 | 899 | #353 |
| 2021 | 717 | #436 |
| 2020 | 602 | #503 |
| 2019 | 618 | #509 |
| 2018 | 533 | #579 |
| 2017 | 473 | #625 |
| 2016 | 345 | #831 |
| 2015 | 215 | #1,170 |
| 2014 | 200 | #1,221 |
| 2013 | 198 | #1,210 |
| 2012 | 170 | #1,374 |
| 2011 | 169 | #1,363 |
| 2010 | 159 | #1,436 |
| 2009 | 173 | #1,374 |
| 2008 | 150 | #1,539 |
| 2007 | 160 | #1,459 |
| 2006 | 139 | #1,560 |
| 2005 | 102 | #1,893 |
| 2004 | 109 | #1,755 |
| 2003 | 99 | #1,857 |
| 2002 | 89 | #1,966 |
| 2001 | 91 | #1,897 |
| 2000 | 94 | #1,823 |
| 1999 | 64 | #2,304 |
| 1998 | 67 | #2,143 |
| 1997 | 46 | #2,692 |
| 1996 | 56 | #2,337 |
| 1995 | 38 | #3,017 |
| 1994 | 31 | #3,531 |
| 1993 | 28 | #3,771 |
| 1992 | 32 | #3,413 |
| 1991 | 25 | #4,053 |
| 1990 | 35 | #3,151 |
| 1989 | 21 | #4,352 |
| 1988 | 17 | #4,835 |
| 1987 | 15 | #5,069 |
| 1986 | 6 | #9,540 |
| 1985 | 18 | #4,280 |
| 1984 | 13 | #5,221 |
| 1983 | 15 | #4,685 |
| 1982 | 18 | #4,166 |
| 1981 | 8 | #7,407 |
| 1980 | 9 | #6,788 |
| 1979 | 9 | #6,694 |
| 1978 | 5 | #9,748 |
| 1977 | 6 | #8,442 |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 9 | #4,624 |
Names like Alessia
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Aria Athena Sophia Lyra Amara Arabella Ariella Alora Ariana Anastasia Amelie Amira
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