Allysa
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- a-LISS-a
- Origin
- Germanic
Allysa is a girls' name of Germanic origin, meaning “noble kind”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Allysa mean?
Germanic: spelling of Alyssa, 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 Alyssa. More on Wiktionary.
Is Allysa a girl's or a boy's name?
Allysa is a girls' name.
How popular is Allysa in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1998, with 150 girls. It first appears in the records in 1972.
Half of all the girls named Allysa in the US since 1880 were born between 1992 and 2003, the years shaded on the chart below.
Allysa in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 8 | #11,422 |
| 2017 | 7 | #12,709 |
| 2016 | 11 | #9,408 |
| 2015 | 18 | #6,719 |
| 2014 | 21 | #5,991 |
| 2013 | 28 | #4,885 |
| 2012 | 36 | #4,119 |
| 2011 | 35 | #4,150 |
| 2010 | 47 | #3,408 |
| 2009 | 55 | #3,087 |
| 2008 | 72 | #2,584 |
| 2007 | 76 | #2,457 |
| 2006 | 70 | #2,579 |
| 2005 | 44 | #3,400 |
| 2004 | 82 | #2,172 |
| 2003 | 69 | #2,390 |
| 2002 | 95 | #1,864 |
| 2001 | 103 | #1,736 |
| 2000 | 122 | #1,502 |
| 1999 | 114 | #1,500 |
| 1998 | 150 | #1,217 |
| 1997 | 128 | #1,341 |
| 1996 | 119 | #1,391 |
| 1995 | 115 | #1,416 |
| 1994 | 109 | #1,451 |
| 1993 | 117 | #1,387 |
| 1992 | 117 | #1,399 |
| 1991 | 108 | #1,459 |
| 1990 | 102 | #1,508 |
| 1989 | 105 | #1,411 |
| 1988 | 79 | #1,635 |
| 1987 | 42 | #2,432 |
| 1986 | 30 | #3,052 |
| 1985 | 22 | #3,729 |
| 1984 | 17 | #4,317 |
| 1983 | 6 | #9,013 |
| 1982 | 7 | #8,222 |
| 1981 | 8 | #7,407 |
| 1980 | 12 | #5,543 |
| 1979 | 12 | #5,426 |
| 1978 | 9 | #6,384 |
| 1977 | 5 | #9,650 |
| 1976 | 7 | #7,294 |
| 1975 | 8 | #6,482 |
| 1974 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 7 | #6,556 |
Names like Allysa
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Alyssa Alina Samantha Alondra Alejandra Alaina Alanna Amanda Alexa Avery Alisha Akira
Names related to Allysa
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, “Allysa: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/allysa, updated 20 October 2026.