Meaning 
The name Alissa has the following meaning: Great Happiness or "Joyful". See Alisa. Also thought to be a variant of the name Alice.
It is a female name, suitable for baby girls.
Popularity 
As a baby girl name, Alissa is currently a popular baby name, with a recent overall USA popularity ranking of 317 out of 1000 (source: 2000s U.S. Census).
In 2009, the name Alissa fell in popularity and moved down the USA Top 1000 charts in Year 2009, by 17 places. For the Year 2009, it ranked 454 in the Top 1000 charts.
The following chart shows the popularity of the name Alissa in the USA, over the past 100 years.
Origins  Related names  The following names are baby names related to Alissa and are suitable names for brothers and sisters of Alissa: Boys - Aaron, Abel, Abner, Abraham, Adam, Aden, Adriel, Alpheus, Alvah, Amarion, Amon, Girls - Alisa, Ana, Annemarie, Annmarie, Ardith, Ayla, Daneil, Dania, Etha, Hanna, Jemima, Kaylah, Leah, Nitza, Nizana, Oralia, Rayna, Ruthann, Zetta, Both genders - Sharon
Variants 
Style 
We think the name Alissa should fall under the following style category: Traditional. See other Traditional girl names
Impression 
Based on our research, most people would imagine a person with the name Alissa to be: A sweet, pretty and feminine ladyIn one word, you might describe Alissa as a(n) " sweet" person. See other "sweet" names for girls.
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