Meaning of the nameAlissa
- Female
- English origin
- Germanic origin
- A-lis-sa
Alissa is a female name used in English, a variant of Alyssa and of Alicia, a name with Germanic roots that point to 'noble'.
Meaning
“variant of Alicia, a name with Germanic roots linked to 'noble' and 'kind, type'”
Source: Behind the Name: Adelaide
- People (2022)
- 2,565
- Rank in Brazil
- #4,347
- Median age
- 12 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,407
- people
Alissa in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Alissa, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 2000s (777 people).
2,551 women 0 men
Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.
Where the name Alissa is most common
States with the highest share of people named Alissa in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Amazonas 0.003%
- Santa Catarina 0.002%
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.002%
- Paraná 0.002%
- Pará 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 585 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 220 | 0.002% |
| Paraná | 219 | 0.002% |
| Minas Gerais | 208 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 160 | 0.002% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 157 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 116 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 116 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 116 | 0.003% |
| Ceará | 94 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 70 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 61 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 60 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 55 | 0.002% |
| Espírito Santo | 43 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 42 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso | 35 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 35 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 29 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 28 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 27 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 21 | 0.001% |
| Acre | 17 | 0.002% |
| Sergipe | 16 | 0.001% |
| Amapá | 16 | 0.002% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Alissa
Alissa and Alyssa are spellings of the same name, used in English. Behind the Name gives it as a variant of Alicia, a Latinized form of Alice, which comes from the Germanic name Adalheidis; the entry for Adelaide translates the elements as 'noble' and 'kind, type'. The spelling with y is said to have been influenced by alyssum, the name of a plant. Wiktionary treats Alyssa as a twentieth-century creation, with three possible origins: alyssum, Alicia or Elissa. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 2,565 people named Alissa, with a median age of 12.
It is the most common spelling in the group, with -ss- and an i in the second syllable; the names dictionary also records Halissa, with an initial H. The peak is among people born in the 2000s.
Other spellings of Alissa
| Spelling | People (2022) |
|---|---|
| Alissa | 2,565 |
| Alyssa | 1,377 |
Sources
- Behind the Name: Alyssa · behindthename.com · origin
- Behind the Name: Alicia · behindthename.com · origin
- Behind the Name: Alice · behindthename.com · origin
- Behind the Name: Adelaide · behindthename.com · meaning
- Wiktionary: Alyssa · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Wiktionary: Alissa · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Alissa · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Alissa
What does the name Alissa mean?
Alissa means “variant of Alicia, a name with Germanic roots linked to 'noble' and 'kind, type'”, according to Behind the Name.
How many people are named Alissa in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,565 people with the first name Alissa, which ranks it number 4,347 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2000s.
Is Alissa a boy's or a girl's name?
Alissa is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 2,551 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
What is the origin of the name Alissa?
Alissa is a name of English and Germanic origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Alissa most common?
Proportionally, in Amazonas: 0.003% of the state's population is named Alissa (116 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Alissa?
Alyssa. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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