girl's name
Alessa
- Gender Girl
- Letters 6
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 3,521
Scotland
#831
2016 births
Alessa is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 105 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2016, when 174 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 31,576 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1970.
Alessa over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1970s 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 |
|---|---|
| 1970s | 20 |
| 1980s | 103 |
| 1990s | 198 |
| 2000s | 640 |
| 2010s | 1,231 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 813 |
How popular is Alessa?
In 2025, Alessa was given to 105 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Alessa is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Alessa
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Alessa also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Alessa over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Alessa
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Alessa — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Alessa
How popular is the name Alessa?
In 2025, Alessa was given to 105 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Alessa a girl's or a boy's name?
Alessa is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Alessa most popular?
Alessa peaked in 2016, when 174 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Alessa a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Alessa currently ranks #1,872 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.