Girl
Alissa
As a girl's name, Alissa traces back to Greek, where it is understood to mean "Greek, without madness". It has cooled since its 1990s peak, though it is still chosen today. As things stand now, it is a solidly familiar choice. Common variant spellings include Alyssa.
EtymologyVariant of Alyssa, from the flower "alyssum"
GreekGreek – "without madness"
Also spelled: Alyssa
Births by decade
1900s
0
1910s
0
1920s
0
1930s
0
1940s
14
1950s
203
1960s
1,245
1970s
4,633
1980s
8,222
1990s
10,803
2000s
9,440
2010s
2,898
Peaked in the 1990s · 37,458 total U.S. births since 1900