Alyssa’s Notebook: Personalized Journal for Alyssa
Alyssa's Notebook puts her name front and center, written in flowing script across a soft watercolor apple blossom design.
- 160 lined pages
- 6" x 9" paperback
- Watercolor apple blossom cover with "Alyssa's Notebook" on the front
- Printed and shipped by Amazon
Alyssa: meaning and origin
Behind the Name treats Alyssa as a variant of Alicia, with a spelling probably influenced by the alyssum flower. The flower’s name comes from Greek a-, “not”, and lyssa, “madness, rabies”, because the plant was once believed to cure madness. Wikipedia agrees that the name is usually linked to alyssum in Western countries and adds that it shares many variants with Alice and is sometimes considered a form of that name. Alysa is an alternative spelling.
Nicknames and variants
Behind the Name lists Lyssa, Lisha, Lesia and Lecia as diminutives, and a long run of related spellings including Alissa, Alysa, Alyse, Alysha and Alysia. Lyssa is the most natural short form, though plenty of Alyssas simply go by the full name.
Famous people named Alyssa
Alyssa Milano played Samantha Micelli on Who’s the Boss? and Phoebe Halliwell on Charmed, and is known for her role in the #MeToo movement in 2017. Alyssa Healy, who also played for New South Wales and the Sydney Sixers, captained Australia’s women’s cricket team and, as a wicket-keeper and batter, played internationally from 2010 until she retired in 2026. And basketball forward Alyssa Thomas, a six-time WNBA All-Star, won Olympic gold in 2024 and is the WNBA’s all-time leader in triple-doubles; fans call her “AT” and “the Engine”.
Is Alyssa a popular name?
Alyssa is a millennial favorite. US Social Security data has it 89th in the 1980s, then 21st in the 1990s, when more than 115,000 American girls were named Alyssa, and at its best rank, 14th, in the 2000s. Wikipedia notes it was among the top 20 US names every year from 2000 to 2009. It was 70th in the 2010s, and Wikipedia says that by 2020 it had fallen to 199th. Most Alyssas today are in their 20s and 30s.
Alyssa trivia
Alyssa Healy made headlines long before her international debut. Wikipedia says that in late 2006 she became the first girl to play among the boys in the New South Wales private schools’ cricket competition.
Gift ideas that suit an Alyssa
- For a cricket fan. Scorebooks and match notes, in honor of Alyssa Healy.
- For a basketball player. Stats and training goals, for a name shared with Alyssa Thomas.
- For a Charmed fan. Spells and episode notes, in honor of Phoebe Halliwell’s actress.
- For a garden lover. Alyssa echoes alyssum, a flower once thought to cure madness.
How Alyssa can use it
Any Alyssa, of any age. The 6" x 9" size is roomy enough for proper writing and small enough for a handbag or school bag. With 160 plain lined pages there’s no fixed layout, so it can be a diary, a gratitude journal, a study notebook, a recipe book or a home for to-do lists. Notebooks tend to multiply in drawers, but one with her name on the front is instantly hers.
The little things that make it hers
There’s something about seeing your own name in print. It makes a notebook feel like it belongs to you, which is a good reason to fill it. It also means Alyssa can pick hers out of a pile in a second, at school, at work or on the kitchen counter.
Frequently asked questions
How big is Alyssa’s Notebook? About the size of a trade paperback book: 6 x 9 inches (15.2 x 22.9 cm), 160 lined pages.
Where do I buy it? It’s sold on Amazon in the US, Australia and the UK. Amazon prints and ships each copy and handles delivery and returns.
Do you have other names? Yes, the same apple blossom design comes in hundreds of girls’ names. Start at all name notebooks or our personalized name notebooks guide.
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