Alissia
A feminine name derived from the French Alix, meaning "noble, kind."
Name Census estimates that about 814 living Americans carry the first name Alissia. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Alissia today is around 26 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Alissia births was 1998 (38 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Alissia. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Alissia with official rankings and popularity over time.
People living today
814
~ 1 in 421,074 Americans
Peak year
1998
38 babies that year
Average age
26
years old
2024 SSA rank
#9,559
Tracked since 1967
Census
Alissia in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 694 people with the first name Alissia, which placed it at #16,301 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#16,301
National first-name rank
People counted
694
694 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.2
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
34.7% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Alissia
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Alissia is White at 34.7%. The next largest groups are Black (28.8%) and Hispanic (28.8%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Alissia described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Alissia at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White34.7% · 241
- Black or African American28.8% · 200
- Hispanic or Latino28.8% · 200
- Two or more races5.2% · 36
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.9% · 13
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.6% · 4
Popularity
Alissia: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Alissia from the 1960s through to the 2020s, spanning 7 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2000s, with 275 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 2000s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Alissia by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Alissia during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Alissias live
The SSA's state-level files cover 4 states and territories. California, Florida, Illinois recorded the most babies named Alissia, while Texas, Illinois, Florida recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 11 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Alissia
The name Alissia is believed to have originated as a variation of the Old French name Alissant, which itself is derived from the Germanic name Adeliz, meaning "noble" or "nobility." The name likely emerged during the Middle Ages, around the 11th or 12th century.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Alissia dates back to a 13th-century French manuscript, where it appears as the name of a minor noblewoman. This suggests that the name was in use among the French aristocracy during that period.
In the 14th century, an Italian nun named Alissia da Piacenza (born around 1300) gained some renown for her pious life and charitable works. She is recorded in several religious texts and chronicles from that time.
A notable figure in history bearing the name Alissia was Alissia de Blois (1282-1349), a French noblewoman and the wife of Robert III, Count of Dreux. She played a role in the governance of the County of Dreux during her husband's lifetime and was a benefactor of several religious institutions.
Another historical figure was Alissia di Montefeltro (1350-1415), an Italian noblewoman and the wife of Galeazzo Malatesta, Lord of Rimini. She was known for her influential role in the political and cultural life of the Malatesta court.
In the 16th century, Alissia Camilla Guarnieri (1522-1589) was an Italian poet and scholar from Mantua. She was part of the literary circle of the Duchess of Mantua and was celebrated for her poetry and translations of classical works.
While the name Alissia has remained relatively uncommon throughout history, it has endured as a variation of the more widely used names Alicia and Alice, sharing their linguistic roots and associations with nobility and grace.
People
Alissia + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Alissia as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with A
Other first names starting with A with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Alissia: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Alissia?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 814 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Alissia going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 421,074 US residents.
Is Alissia a common name?
We classify Alissia as "Very Rare". It ranks above 88.7% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 839 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Alissia most popular?
The single biggest year for Alissia was 1998, when 38 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Alissia is about 26 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Alissia in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 694 people with the name Alissia, or 0.23 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #16,301 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Alissia in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Alissia?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Alissia appears almost entirely female. Of the 694 people counted with this name, 99.4% were female and only a very small share were male. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Alissia?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Alissia is White at 34.7%. The next largest groups are Black (28.8%) and Hispanic (28.8%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Alissia most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Alissia in the 2020 Census, accounting for 34.7% (241 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Alissia in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Alissia a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Alissia in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Alissia still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Alissia in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Alissia can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many Americans are named Alissia?
For a quick modern estimate, our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers that in one glance, with the living-bearer count front and centre.