Alyssa

English variation of Alicia

"noble"

Alyssa Origin and Meaning

The name Alyssa is a girl's name of English origin meaning "noble".

Alyssa was in the Top 20 from 1997-2010 and peaked as the 11th most popular girls’ name in 1998 and 1999 but has become less popular in recent years. It's related to the flower alyssum as well as to the classic Alice and variants. Alyssa Milano helped give it a bounce back when she was still a child sitcom star.

Alyssa Rank in US Top 1000

# 333 in the US

Alyssa Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 504 on Nameberry

Alyssa Popularity

• 333 US 2023
• 504 Nameberry 2024
• 127 Canada 2021
• 211 England 2021
• 185 Scotland 2023
• 65 Australia 2016
• 146 Netherlands 2015
• 189 Switzerland 2021

20 Names Similar to Alyssa

These 20 names were selected by our users that were looking for other names like Alyssa.

• Alicia
• Alexis
• Amanda
• Amber
• Alessia
• Adriana
• Alexia
• Ashlyn
• Kayla
• Allison
• Amy
• Alessandra
• Alison
• Alissa
• Arianna
• Andrea
• Ashley
• Alexandra
• Alexandria
• Abby

Famous People Named Alyssa

• Alyssa Jayne Milano American actress
• Alyssa Marie Campanella Miss USA 2011
• Alyssa Sutherland Australian model
• Skye Alyssa Friedman American actress
• Alyssa Ashley Reid Canadian singer,songwriter
• Alyssa Elaine Diaz American actress
• Alyssa Katherine Nicole Barlow musician of American group BarlowGirl
• Alyssa Jean Healy Australian cricketer
• Alyssa Thomas American basketball player
• Alyssa Jean Anderson American Olympic swimmer
• Alyssa Mastromonaco U.S. White House Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations
• Alyssa Michele Naeher American soccer player
• Alyssa Lee Mautz American soccer player
• Alyssa "Alys" Whitall Pearsall Smith American Quaker leader
• Alyssa Edwards aka Justin Johnson American drag queen and TV personality ("RuPaul's Drag Race")
• Alyssa Baumann American gymnast
• Alyssa Joy (Bates) Webster (b. 1994) 6th child (3rd daughter) of the reality TV show "Bringing Up Bates" family
• Alyssa Warren daughter of model Anna Benson; stepdaughter of baseball player Kris Benson
• Alyssa Jane Ashton (b. 2011) daughter of singer Leslie Carter and Mike Ashton; niece of singers Nick and Aaron Carter
• Alyssa Pilgrim (b. 2012) daughter of TV presenter Mark Pilgrim

Alyssa in Pop Culture

• Alyssa Ashcroft character in the video game "Resident Evil: Outbreak"
• Alyssa Callaway character in movie "It Takes Two"
• Alyssa Rothman character in movie "Fire on the Amazon"
• Alyssa Jones character in movie "Chasing Amy"
• Alyssa Ogawa character in the Star Trek series
• Alyssa Searrs character in manga/anime "My,HiME"
• Alyssa Gardner character in "Splintered"
• Alyssa character in “The End of the F***ing World”