What does Alyssa mean?

Alyssa means "of a noble kind; joy"

How do we pronounce Alyssa?

Alyssa \a-lys-sa, al-y-ssa\ is a female's name. It consists of 6 letters and 3 syllables.

The baby girl name Alyssa is pronounced as aa-LIHSSaa- 1.

1 Pronunciation for Alyssa: AA as in "odd (AA.D)" ; L as in "lay (L.EY)" ; IH as in "it (IH.T)" ; S as in "see (S.IY)"

What is the origin of Alyssa?

Alyssa is used predominantly in English and Hebrew, and its origin is Germanic and Hebrew. The spelling of the name could have been influenced by that of the Alyssum flower. In addition, Alyssa is a variant of the name name Alice (Czech, English, French, Italian, German, Portuguese, and Scandinavian). Alyssa a variant of the name short names for Alicia (English, Latinized, Spanish, French, and Scandinavian) in the English language. Alyssa a variant of the name Alisa name (German, English, Russian, Slavic, Armenian, and Hebrew) in the English and Hebrew languages. Alyssa has 21 variants. consist of baby name Ahlyssa, name Alissa origin, nicknames for Allisa, meaning of Allissa, Allysa definition, Alyesa name variations, short names for Alyessa, name Alyissa meaning, Alysah name variations, Alysia definition, Alyssah meaning and origin, Alyssia name popularity, name Elissa meaning, Illissa meaning, Ilyssa name, and Lyssah meaning of name. Other English forms consist of the pet forms Lissa meaning and origin, Lissie meaning of name, and Lyssa meaning and origin, and the spelling variants nicknames for Allyssa and short names for Alysa. Alyssa is very popular as a baby name for girls. The name's popularity increased from the 1960s up to the 1990s; before that, it was of very light use only. At the height of its usage in 1999, 0.722% of baby girls were named Alyssa. Its ranking then was #11. The baby name has since experienced a fall in popularity. In 2010, its usage was 0.357% and its ranking #20, however it was nevertheless the most popular within all girl names in its group. In 2010, Alyssa was more commonly used than the next most popular name, baby name Alice, by 4 times.

A famous person named Alyssa is Actress Alyssa Milano, born 19 December 1972, Brooklyn, New York.

List of baby names that sound like Alyssa:

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The baby name Alyssa fun facts:

The name Alyssa in reverse order is "Assyla".

The numerological value of the name Alyssa is number 5, which means expansiveness, visionary, adventure, the constructive use of freedom.

How popular is Alyssa?

Alyssa is in the top names in USA.

YearUsage
20140.21%
20130.24%
20120.29%
20110.34%
20100.39%
20090.43%
20080.51%
20070.59%
Source: https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames