Allissa
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 Allissa
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 Allissa
The earliest SSA record of Allissa as a baby girl name dates back to 1969, when 6 babies received it. 1998 was its biggest year on record, with 142 newborns named Allissa — #1,272 in the national rankings. About 42% of every Allissa on record arrived during the 1990s, its defining decade. Allissa last appeared in the published SSA data in 2018, with 10 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 2K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1960s to the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Allissa
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Allissa. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Notable people named Allissa
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 Allissa
Phonetically similar names — useful when Allissa 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 Allissa
Allissa is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1969 and has accumulated 2K births in the dataset. Allissa's peak popularity came in 1998 when it ranked #1,272. Use the chart and map above to compare Allissa'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.