Alissa
Alisa and Alissa are female given names, versions of Alice, used in Russia, Ukraine, Finland, Estonia, and other countries. Notable people and characters with these names include:
- English
Meaning & Origin of Alissa
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Alisa and Alissa are female given names, versions of Alice, used in Russia, Ukraine, Finland, Estonia, and other countries. Notable people and characters with these names include:
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Alissa
American parents first put Alissa on the record books as a baby girl name in 1948, with 9 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1998, when 1,231 Alissas were born — ranking #251 that year. About 28% of every Alissa on record arrived during the 1990s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Alissa ranks #1,673 for baby girls with 123 births, falling sharply (-28%). All told, over 39K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1940s to the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Alissa
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Alissa. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Notable people named Alissa
A small selection from Wikipedia. Tap "Read more" below to see the full list on Wikipedia.
- Alisa Agafonova (born 1991), Ukrainian competitive ice dancer
- Alisa Ahmann (born 1994), German fashion model
- Alisa Aksyonova (born 1931), Russian museum director
- Alisa Bellettini (1954–2016), American television producer
- Alisa Bokulich , American philosopher of science
- Alisa Buchinger (born 1992), Austrian karateka
- Alisa Burras (born 1975), American professional basketball player
- Alisa Camplin (born 1974), Australian aerial skier
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Names that sound like Alissa
Phonetically similar names — useful when Alissa is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
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About the name Alissa
Alissa is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1948 and has accumulated 39K births in the dataset. Alissa's peak popularity came in 1998 when it ranked #236. Use the chart and map above to compare Alissa's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.