Alessia
Meaning and origin
Wiktionary describes it as a female given name from Italian, equivalent to English Alexis. Borrowed from Italian Alessia.
Source: Wiktionary, English entry for Alessia (CC BY-SA 4.0). This is the origin of the name in English; families in Sweden may have taken it from another language.
Popularity in Sweden
Among newborns, Alessia has been rising over the last few years. Its best year between 1998 and 2022 was 2022. The figures are for this exact spelling; other spellings of the name are counted on their own.
Years with fewer than two babies (fewer than ten before 2004) show as zero in the chart and as – in the table.
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| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 1998 | – |
| 1999 | – |
| 2000 | – |
| 2001 | – |
| 2002 | – |
| 2003 | – |
| 2004 | 4 |
| 2005 | 8 |
| 2006 | 6 |
| 2007 | 4 |
| 2008 | 6 |
| 2009 | 7 |
| 2010 | 3 |
| 2011 | 11 |
| 2012 | 6 |
| 2013 | 12 |
| 2014 | 14 |
| 2015 | 11 |
| 2016 | 10 |
| 2017 | 21 |
| 2018 | 18 |
| 2019 | 22 |
| 2020 | 22 |
| 2021 | 24 |
| 2022 | 29 |
Everyone registered in Sweden on 31 December with this as the first name they use.
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| Year | Women and girls |
|---|---|
| 1999 | 18 |
| 2000 | 20 |
| 2001 | 26 |
| 2002 | 32 |
| 2003 | 35 |
| 2004 | 37 |
| 2005 | 46 |
| 2006 | 51 |
| 2007 | 54 |
| 2008 | 60 |
| 2009 | 69 |
| 2010 | 73 |
| 2011 | 86 |
| 2012 | 95 |
| 2013 | 115 |
| 2014 | 133 |
| 2015 | 152 |
| 2016 | 166 |
| 2017 | 196 |
| 2018 | 218 |
| 2019 | 245 |
| 2020 | 272 |
Alessia in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Alessia.Hi! My name is Alessia.
- Alessia ringde och sa att hon blir lite sen.Alessia called and said she'll be a bit late.
- Jag ska fika med Alessia i eftermiddag.I'm having coffee with Alessia this afternoon.
- Alessias mamma är lärare.Alessia's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Alessias mamma is Alessia's mum.
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Questions about Alessia
How do you pronounce Alessia in Swedish?
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What does the name Alessia mean?
Wiktionary describes it as a female given name from Italian, equivalent to English Alexis. Borrowed from Italian Alessia.
How popular is Alessia in Sweden?
29 babies were named Alessia in 2022. In 2020, 272 people in Sweden had Alessia as the first name they go by. Among newborns the name has been rising lately and peaked in 2022 in the years SCB covers (1998–2022).
Popularity figures: Statistics Sweden (SCB), name statistics (BE0001) from the Statistical Database, released as open data under CC0. Each spelling is counted as its own name, as SCB does. SCB's open name statistics end with babies named in 2022 and the population on 31 December 2020; SCB stopped producing name statistics in 2024 and now points to the Swedish Tax Agency (Skatteverket) for newer figures.
Origins, IPA and recordings: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), via kaikki.org; recordings from Lingua Libre on Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA). Lingolib is not affiliated with SCB or Wiktionary. Sources last checked 7 October 2026.