Allyse
Feminine
Allyse makes two changes to a name that has been in English since the Normans. That name is attached to two books that exist because a ten-year-old asked a mathematician to write the story down.
How old is the name Allyse?
Allyse first appears in US birth records in 1971 — 54 years ago. The typical Allyse alive today was born around 1994, making them about 31 years old. About 700 people named Allyse are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Allyse most popular?
Allyse peaked in 1987, reaching #2024 nationally. See the whole 1987 chart.
Where it comes from
Origin, sound and short forms
Our story of Allyse
The story was improvised on a rowing trip up the Thames on a summer afternoon, to entertain three sisters, and the middle one asked for it to be written out. He wrote it by hand, illustrated it himself, and gave it to her as a Christmas present about two years later. A friend saw the manuscript, told him to publish, and the book has never been out of print since. The handwritten original is in the British Library. It is a rare case where the moment of origin is documented precisely, including the date and the weather, which meteorological records later suggested was not as fine as everybody remembered.
Meaningnot established
Not established
Alice descends from a Germanic name meaning noble sort, and that line is documented. This spelling is not documented and no reason for the changes has been recorded.
Pronouncing Allyse
uh-LEESE
Two syllables with the weight on the second and a sharp final s. Some families say it exactly like Alice instead.
Nicknames for Allyse
Moderate
What the data says
146 years of official birth records
The long climb, and where it stands now
The same years in position rather than babies
- First recorded
- 1971
- Most girls named
- 198856 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #2024reached in 1987
- Change vs 2017
- +14.3%8 in 2019, from 7
Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.
Allyses among us
people named Allyse are estimated to be alive in the US today
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
Is it right for you
Questions parents actually ask
Fashion outlook
Allyse sits outside the current charts, and that is its own kind of answer: naming cycles can only date the names they carried up. A name this rare has no decade stamped on it — it cannot go out of fashion, because it was never in.
Based on 146 years of naming cycles. How we read them
The trade-off
- Ally comes off the front as a short form and is thoroughly established.
- The stress is usually unmistakable, so first attempts land correctly.
- It is short on paper and quick to write.
- Two readings are in circulation and the spelling chooses neither.
- Alyse, Elise and Alice are all in the record and will be confused with it.
- No reason for the spelling is documented, so there is nothing to say when someone asks why.
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Frequently asked
- How many Allyses are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 700 people named Allyse are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Allyse in 2025?
- Allyse is rarely given in the US today — it does not rank in the top 2000 girl names.
- Will my child share the name Allyse with classmates?
- Allyse will almost certainly be the only one in school.
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