Gender
Origin
- Greek
- defender, protector
Pronunciation
a-lessa, al(es)-sa
Popularity in the USA
- Girls: peak in 2016 (rank #1358, 174 births); most recent 2025 (rank #1872, 105 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 105 |
| 2024 | 121 |
| 2023 | 133 |
| 2022 | 164 |
| 2021 | 134 |
| 2020 | 156 |
| 2019 | 129 |
| 2018 | 155 |
| 2017 | 143 |
| 2016 | 174 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data
Popularity in England and Wales
- Girls: peak in 2016 (rank #1834, 16 births); most recent 2025 (rank #4866, 4 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 4 |
| 2024 | 4 |
| 2023 | 8 |
| 2022 | 7 |
| 2021 | 4 |
| 2020 | 15 |
| 2019 | 7 |
| 2018 | 10 |
| 2017 | 14 |
| 2016 | 16 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in France
- Girls: peak in 2016 (rank #1643, 21 births); most recent 2023 (rank #2962, 8 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 8 |
| 2022 | 8 |
| 2021 | 7 |
| 2020 | 14 |
| 2019 | 6 |
| 2018 | 15 |
| 2017 | 11 |
| 2016 | 21 |
| 2015 | 20 |
| 2014 | 16 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)
Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Scotland
- Girls: peak in 2016 (rank #798, 3 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | 3 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)
Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence