Alysa

Alysa: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning: “noble kind”
Origin: Germanic
Say it: uh-LEE-suh · 3 syllables
Used for: Girls

Usually a variant spelling within the Alicia/Alisa/Alyssa group, ultimately from Adelaide via Adalheidis in one common analysis. It is sometimes also associated with Alice forms.

English names Names meaning noble Modern names

How popular is Alysa?

20244.2 per million US babies

Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

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Babies named Alysa in 202414

Peak year2001

Total US babies since 18807,041

Alysa is fading: recent use is about 19% of its level ten years before.

Names like Alysa

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

Emmawhole, universal · Germanic
Ameliawork · Germanic
Ellaall, completely · Germanic
Alicenoble type · Germanic
Adelinenoble · Germanic
Milliegentle strength · Germanic
Aubreyelf ruler · Germanic
Adanoble · Germanic

Alysa questions

What does the name Alysa mean?

Alysa means "noble kind". It comes from Germanic. Usually a variant spelling within the Alicia/Alisa/Alyssa group, ultimately from Adelaide via Adalheidis in one common analysis. It is sometimes also associated with Alice forms.

Is Alysa a boy or girl name?

Alysa is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Alysa?

14 US babies were named Alysa in 2024. Its peak year was 2001.

How do you pronounce Alysa?

Alysa is usually pronounced uh-LEE-suh.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.