Meaning of the nameAlyssa
- Female
- English origin
- Germanic origin
- A-lys-sa
Alyssa is a spelling of the name Alissa, which means “variant of Alicia, a name with Germanic roots linked to 'noble' and 'kind, type'”.
Meaning
“variant of Alicia, a name with Germanic roots linked to 'noble' and 'kind, type'”
Meaning of the name Alissa, of which Alyssa is a spelling.
Source: Behind the Name: Adelaide
- People (2022)
- 1,377
- Rank in Brazil
- #6,649
- Median age
- 9 years
- 2010 Census
- 485
- people
Alyssa in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Alyssa, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in 2020 to 2022 (429 people).
1,370 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 Alyssa is most common
States with the highest share of people named Alyssa in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Paraná 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.001%
- Rio de Janeiro 0.001%
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 313 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 116 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 107 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 100 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 78 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 76 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 74 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 69 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 52 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 51 | 0.000% |
| Pernambuco | 47 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 45 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 37 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 34 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 24 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 21 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 20 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 19 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 15 | 0.000% |
| Alagoas | 15 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
The spelling Alyssa
Written with a y, it is the spelling that Behind the Name takes as its main entry; the most records are among people born from 2020 to 2022.
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.
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 Alyssa
What does the name Alyssa mean?
Alyssa means “variant of Alicia, a name with Germanic roots linked to 'noble' and 'kind, type'”, according to Behind the Name. This is the meaning of the name Alissa, of which Alyssa is a spelling.
How many people are named Alyssa in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,377 people with the first name Alyssa, which ranks it number 6,649 among the country's names. The largest group was born in 2020 to 2022.
Is Alyssa a boy's or a girl's name?
Alyssa is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,370 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
What is the origin of the name Alyssa?
Alyssa is a name of English and Germanic origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Alyssa most common?
Proportionally, in Paraná: 0.001% of the state's population is named Alyssa (100 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Alyssa?
Alissa. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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