Given name
Aryssa
“one who is superior”
Aryssa is a variant of Arissa. In Greek use, Arissa carries the interpretation “one who is superior.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Aryssa is a variant of Arissa. In Greek use, Arissa carries the interpretation “one who is superior.”
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1989. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Aryssa through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 657
- 0 boys · 657 girls
- Most popular year
- 2003
- 58 babies
- 2025
- 5
- #15,200 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −75%
- Cooling
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 5 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 15,200 among girls’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Its largest published annual count for girls was 58 in 2003. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 560 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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