Girl · #4,728 in 2026

Alysia

Alysia is a luxury charter Motor yacht owned by Greek businessman Andreas Liveras. She was constructed in steel during 2006 by the Neorion ship-yard for a cost of about 116 million EUR. This made her Forbes magazine's most expensive yacht in the world for 2006.

  • English
Current Rank
#4,728
Peak Rank
#571 (1989)
Total Babies
10K
5-Yr Trend
-29%
1950
First Year
2026
Last Year
1989
Peak Year
#571
Peak Rank
10K
Total Count
77
Years Active

Meaning & Origin of Alysia

What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.

Alysia is a luxury charter Motor yacht owned by Greek businessman Andreas Liveras. She was constructed in steel during 2006 by the Neorion ship-yard for a cost of about 116 million EUR. This made her Forbes magazine's most expensive yacht in the world for 2006.

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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)

  • English

The Story of Alysia

American parents first put Alysia on the record books as a baby girl name in 1950, with 6 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1989, when 386 Alysias were born — ranking #571 that year. About 29% of every Alysia on record arrived during the 1990s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Alysia ranks #4,728 for baby girls with 28 births, falling sharply (-29%). All told, over 10K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1950s to the 2020s.

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Variants & Related Forms of Alysia

Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Alysia. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.

Names that sound like Alysia

Phonetically similar names — useful when Alysia 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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Frequently Asked Questions about Alysia

What does the name Alysia mean?
Alysia is a luxury charter Motor yacht owned by Greek businessman Andreas Liveras. She was constructed in steel during 2006 by the Neorion ship-yard for a cost of about 116 million EUR. This made her Forbes magazine's most expensive yacht in the world for 2006.
What is the origin of the name Alysia?
Alysia has roots in the following cultural and linguistic traditions: English.
How popular is Alysia in 2026?
In 2026, Alysia ranks #4,728 among girls' names in the U.S., with 28 babies given the name that year.
When was Alysia most popular?
Alysia reached its peak popularity in 1989, ranking #571 that year with 386 babies given the name.
In which U.S. states is Alysia most popular?
Alysia has historically been most popular in Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Mexico. Rankings vary year to year, but these states show the strongest concentration of births named Alysia.
Is Alysia a unisex name?
In U.S. Social Security records, Alysia is primarily a girl's name. We don't have meaningful data for it as a boy's name.
What names go well with Alysia?
Names that share a similar style or popularity range with Alysia include Dorene, Karolyn, Sloan. These pairings are based on rank proximity and naming era in U.S. data.
What are nicknames or variants of Alysia?
Common variants and related forms of Alysia include Alease, Alecia, Aleesha, Alesha, Alesia, Alicia. These cover foreign-language equivalents, alternate spellings, and short forms.

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Aliana
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About the name Alysia

Alysia is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1950 and has accumulated 10K births in the dataset. Alysia's peak popularity came in 1989 when it ranked #571. Use the chart and map above to compare Alysia'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.