unisex name
Aissa
- Gender Unisex
- Letters 5
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 5,566
France
#725
as Aïssa, 2025
Aissa is a unisex name. It is given to both girls and boys — about 27% of recorded births with this name are girls. In 2025 it was given to 8 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in France in 2015, when 180 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade in France.
- Today about 1 in 39,300 babies in France is given this name.
- First appears in birth records in 1930.
Aissa over time
Births per decade in France, 1930s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1930s | 15 |
| 1940s | 50 |
| 1950s | 170 |
| 1960s | 475 |
| 1970s | 470 |
| 1980s | 460 |
| 1990s | 380 |
| 2000s | 835 |
| 2010s | 1,380 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 655 |
How popular is Aissa?
In 2025, Aissa was given to 15 babies in France. It is a rare choice.
Where Aissa is used
French counts are rounded to the nearest five and nothing below five is published, so these figures show the shape of the name's use rather than an exact tally. Data & sources.
How Aissa is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Aïssa | Aïssa is Aissa written with a diaeresis in France, and the spelling parents there overwhelmingly choose: it ranks #725 in France, against #2,694 for Aissa. | 1,745 |
Names that peaked alongside Aissa
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Aissa also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Aissa over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Aissa
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Aissa — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Aissa
How popular is the name Aissa?
In 2025, Aissa was given to 15 babies in France. It is a rare choice.
Is Aissa a girl's or a boy's name?
Aissa is used for both girls and boys. About 27% of recorded births with this name are girls.
When was Aissa most popular?
Aissa peaked in 2015, when 180 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Aissa a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Aissa currently ranks #725 in France. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.