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Girl's nameOrigin: internationalIn Israel: falling

AlyssaIn Hebrew: אליסה · meaning, pronunciation and popularity in Israel

Alyssa (Hebrew: אליסה) is a girl's name of international origin. 1,658 people born in Israel between 1949 and 2024 have it today, according to Israel's Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). In 2024 it was given to 13 girls and ranked #604. Its peak year was 1989, with 53 babies.

People in Israel
1,658
born 1949–2024
Babies in 2024
13
rank #604
Peak year
1989
53 babies
USA, 2025
680
rank #453

Writing and saying Alyssa

In Hebrew letters the name is אליסה, read right to left. Alyssa is the Latin spelling recorded in Wikidata; families choose their own spelling in passports, so you may also meet other forms.

We have no sourced English explanation of this name yet, so we do not guess one. The Hebrew page has our Hebrew notes when there are any.

Alyssa by year: Israel and abroad

How many girls out of every 10,000 born each year have the name. For Israel it counts the people born that year who carry the name today (the CBS counts residents by year of birth, not birth registrations).

Alyssa: rate per 10,000, 1950–2025

per 10,000 babies of the same sex

Alyssa in English-speaking countries

Alyssa in each official list: latest year, count, rank and peak
Country / regionYearBabiesRankPeak
United States2025680#4531999 (14,036)
United Kingdom2025151#3202006 (411)
England and Wales2025133#3252004 (360)
Scotland202512#2842005 (53)
Northern Ireland20256#2592016 (16)
Ireland202512#3292015 (33)
British Columbia20239#3481993 (120)
Alberta20258#5521991 (161)
Quebec202534#1672008 (142)

Counts for girls. The Hebrew page for Alyssa has every year and the other spellings.

Related Israeli names

Spelling variants and names that look or sound close in Hebrew.

Questions about Alyssa

How do you write Alyssa in Hebrew?

Alyssa is written אליסה in Hebrew. Hebrew is read right to left.

How many people in Israel are named Alyssa?

1,658 people born between 1949 and 2024 carry the name אליסה: 1,658 women and 0 men. The count comes from the CBS table of current first names by year of birth; years with fewer than 5 people are not published.

Is Alyssa a boy's or a girl's name?

In Israel it is almost always a girl's name: 100.0% of the people named אליסה are women.

Is Alyssa used outside Israel?

The name Alyssa appears in the official baby name lists of English-speaking countries. In the United States 680 girls were given it in 2025 (#453), per the Social Security Administration. In the UK 151 in 2025 (ONS, NRS and NISRA combined).

Sources

Israel: Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), current first names of people born 1949–2024 by sex, population group and year of birth, processed 2026-09-27. CBS publications.

Abroad

Counts are copied as published. We only merged accented spellings (Zoë = Zoe) and computed ranks and rates. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia and the Open Government Licence – Alberta.