Is Allissa a boy or girl name?

Allissa is a girl’s name. Of the 2,054 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

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Allissa

Recorded 1969–2018 · United States

Allissa was most popular in 1998, when 142 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,212 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,054 people named Allissa.

Allissa over time

Births per year. The dot marks Allissa’s peak in 1998. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Allissa a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Allissa is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 2,054 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Allissa

Where Allissa is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org