Alissah
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- a-LISS-a
- Origin
- Germanic
Alissah is a girls' name of Germanic origin, meaning “noble kind”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Alissah mean?
Germanic: spelling of Alissa, itself a form of Alicia, influenced by the flower alyssum
“noble kind”
A form of Alice or Alicia; the alyssum flower's name is from Greek, once thought to mean a cure for madness.
Meaning borrowed from Alissa. More on Wiktionary.
Is Alissah a girl's or a boy's name?
Alissah is a girls' name.
How popular is Alissah in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2008, with 13 girls. It first appears in the records in 1994.
Half of all the girls named Alissah in the US since 1880 were born between 2003 and 2011, the years shaded on the chart below.
Alissah in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 5 | #15,246 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 5 | #16,210 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 11 | #9,607 |
| 2012 | 6 | #14,956 |
| 2011 | 13 | #8,610 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 12 | #9,375 |
| 2008 | 13 | #8,961 |
| 2007 | 8 | #12,671 |
| 2006 | 12 | #9,282 |
| 2005 | 9 | #10,915 |
| 2004 | 11 | #9,259 |
| 2003 | 12 | #8,500 |
| 2002 | 5 | #15,426 |
| 2001 | 6 | #13,514 |
| 2000 | 9 | #9,867 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 7 | #11,132 |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 6 | #11,771 |
Names like Alissah
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Aaliyah Hadassah Zaniyah Aziyah Kaliyah Naziyah Jaliyah Taliyah Aliya Samiyah Alaiyah Alaysha
Names related to Alissah
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, “Alissah: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/alissah, updated 20 October 2026.