Lyssa
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- LISS-uh
- Origin
- Greek
Lyssa is a girls' name of Greek origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Lyssa mean?
Greek: short form of Alyssa or Melissa; also a figure in Greek myth
In Greek myth, Lyssa was the spirit of mad rage, though as a name it is usually a short form.
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Is Lyssa a girl's or a boy's name?
Lyssa is a girls' name.
How popular is Lyssa in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2012, with 6 girls.
Lyssa in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 3 | #5,804 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 1 | #7,682 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 5 | #4,267 |
| 2012 | 6 | #3,881 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 5 | #4,065 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 3 | #4,976 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 1 | #5,865 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 3 | #4,156 |
How popular is Lyssa in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1992, with 80 girls. It first appears in the records in 1947.
Half of all the girls named Lyssa in the US since 1880 were born between 1985 and 2002, the years shaded on the chart below.
Lyssa in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 7 | #12,156 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 5 | #15,300 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 11 | #8,948 |
| 2019 | 14 | #7,712 |
| 2018 | 9 | #10,540 |
| 2017 | 10 | #9,939 |
| 2016 | 12 | #8,872 |
| 2015 | 12 | #8,926 |
| 2014 | 12 | #8,961 |
| 2013 | 16 | #7,368 |
| 2012 | 22 | #5,892 |
| 2011 | 35 | #4,150 |
| 2010 | 20 | #6,380 |
| 2009 | 21 | #6,314 |
| 2008 | 23 | #5,952 |
| 2007 | 27 | #5,227 |
| 2006 | 25 | #5,382 |
| 2005 | 26 | #4,954 |
| 2004 | 22 | #5,551 |
| 2003 | 31 | #4,216 |
| 2002 | 26 | #4,617 |
| 2001 | 29 | #4,205 |
| 2000 | 37 | #3,522 |
| 1999 | 31 | #3,800 |
| 1998 | 21 | #4,951 |
| 1997 | 34 | #3,362 |
| 1996 | 36 | #3,232 |
| 1995 | 30 | #3,580 |
| 1994 | 37 | #3,093 |
| 1993 | 52 | #2,412 |
| 1992 | 80 | #1,794 |
| 1991 | 51 | #2,443 |
| 1990 | 43 | #2,690 |
| 1989 | 41 | #2,708 |
| 1988 | 46 | #2,364 |
| 1987 | 59 | #1,917 |
| 1986 | 52 | #2,051 |
| 1985 | 68 | #1,690 |
| 1984 | 46 | #2,148 |
| 1983 | 19 | #3,948 |
| 1982 | 13 | #5,207 |
| 1981 | 11 | #5,884 |
| 1980 | 6 | #9,093 |
| 1979 | 14 | #4,841 |
| 1978 | 7 | #7,647 |
| 1977 | 15 | #4,424 |
| 1976 | 13 | #4,612 |
| 1975 | 6 | #7,982 |
| 1974 | 7 | #6,898 |
| 1973 | 11 | #4,869 |
| 1972 | 13 | #4,299 |
| 1971 | 12 | #4,532 |
| 1970 | 15 | #3,871 |
| 1969 | 10 | #4,722 |
| 1968 | 10 | #4,488 |
| 1967 | 10 | #4,299 |
| 1966 | 9 | #4,492 |
| 1965 | 8 | #4,830 |
| 1964 | 8 | #5,007 |
| 1963 | 9 | #4,538 |
| 1962 | 6 | #5,859 |
| 1961 | 7 | #5,308 |
| 1960 | 12 | #3,687 |
| 1959 | 6 | #5,565 |
| 1958 | 7 | #4,889 |
| 1957 | 6 | #5,376 |
| 1956 | 7 | #4,836 |
| 1955 | 6 | #5,207 |
| 1954 | 8 | #4,276 |
| 1953 | 6 | #5,039 |
| 1952 | 5 | #5,561 |
| 1951 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 5 | #5,241 |
| 1947 | 6 | #4,762 |
Names like Lyssa
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Lara, Jessica, Lyra, Layla, Fatima, Mia, Summer, Athena, Jasmine, Kayla, Alexandra, Ayla
Names related to Lyssa
More Greek names
Luca, Theodore, Sophia, George, Theo, Lucas, Sofia, Alexander, Sebastian, Penelope, Phoebe, Margot, Luke, Chloe, Sophie, Zoe
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and 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, “Lyssa: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/lyssa, updated 20 October 2026.