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Allyssia
How to Pronounce Allyssia
Pronounced uh-LISS-ee-uh /əˈlɪs.i.ə/Low
Meaning: Allyssia is an ornamented respelling of Alyssa, with a nod to Alicia. Alyssa is usually linked to the alyssum flower, whose Greek name means 'without madness,' though it is also read as a form of Alice from the Germanic 'noble.' Allyssia keeps those associations while doubling letters for a decorative modern look.Low
Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data
U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.
SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.
History & Origin
Allyssia dresses up Alyssa with extra letters, and Alyssa itself points either to the alyssum flower, 'without madness,' or to Alice and the Germanic 'noble.' We trace both readings honestly and treat Allyssia as a modern, ornamental spelling.
Allyssia appeared in the United States from about 1988 into the early twenty-tens, peaking around 2002 at only about fifteen girls a year. A girl named Allyssia at that peak would be in her early twenties today.
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What does the name Allyssia mean?
It is a respelling of Alyssa, linked to the alyssum flower, whose Greek name means 'without madness,' and also read as a form of Alice, 'noble.'
How do you pronounce Allyssia?
It is said uh-LISS-ee-uh /əˈlɪs.i.ə/ - four syllables, stress on the second.
Is Allyssia a boy or girl name?
Allyssia is used as a girl's name.
How popular is Allyssia?
It was always rare as a spelling in the United States, given to only about fifteen girls a year at its peak in the early two-thousands.