Top Baby Names

Origin and Meaning of First Names.

Alessia

Gender

Female

Origin

Greek
help, aid; mans defender
Italian

Syllables

2

Alternate Spellings and Variants of Alessia

Pronunciation

a-le-ssia

Popularity in the USA

  • Girls: peak in 2024 (rank #281, 1,121 births); most recent 2025 (rank #326, 937 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearGirls
2025937
20241,121
20231,023
2022899
2021717
2020602
2019618
2018533
2017473
2016345

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 2019 (rank #253, 193 births); most recent 2025 (rank #286, 160 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearGirls
2025160
2024175
2023182
2022155
2021161
2020186
2019193
2018181
2017162
2016166

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 #271, 235 births); most recent 2023 (rank #447, 121 births)
Births by year in France
YearGirls
2023121
2022154
2021169
2020167
2019209
2018167
2017230
2016235
2015181
2014169

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 Ireland

  • Girls: peak in 2011 (rank #341, 14 births); most recent 2024 (rank #433, 8 births)
Births by year in Ireland
YearGirls
2025–
20248
202311
20228
202110
202011
20199
201811
20178
20165

Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)

Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Scotland

  • Girls: peak in 2023 (rank #263, 14 births); most recent 2025 (rank #387, 8 births)
Births by year in Scotland
YearGirls
20258
20246
202314
20226
20217
20206
20193
20185
20175
20164

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

Popularity in Northern Ireland

  • Girls: peak in 2019 (rank #263, 6 births); most recent 2021 (rank #350, 4 births)
Births by year in Northern Ireland
YearGirls
2025–
2024–
2023–
2022–
20214
20203
20196
20183
20174
2016–

Top girl names · Top boy names in Northern Ireland (2025)

Source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), Baby Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1997 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)

  • Girls: peak in 2018 (rank #314, 12 births); most recent 2023 (rank #456, 7 births)
Births by year in British Columbia (Canada)
YearGirls
20237
20226
20216
202011
20199
201812
20175
2016–
2015–
20145

Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)

Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence