Recorded 1988–2003 Girls' name Peak 1990 65 births

Jahlisa — girls' name

65 babies named Jahlisa in U.S. Social Security records since 1988, with the highest year being 1990. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s191990s352000s11
1990s
Peak decade

54% of everyone ever named Jahlisa was born in this single decade.

1990
Single peak year

11 babies were named Jahlisa in 1990 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jahlisa

The Social Security Administration has registered 65 babies named Jahlisa between 1988 and 2003, spanning 16 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Jahlisa currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2003. The name reached its historical peak in 1990, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jahlisa performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 35 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Jahlisa shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Jahlisa in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jahlisa in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 65 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Jahlisa at a glance

Last recorded 2003

Total births

65

Since 1988

16 years of records

Peak year

1990

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2003

Active since

1988

Recorded for 16 years

Last year on file: 2003

Jahlisa popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2003–1988

Last recorded 2003
Peak year (1990)
11
Annual births at peak — across 16 years of records
4681012 200320021999199519921991199019891988 10

Jahlisa by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
35 births that decade — 54% of Jahlisa's all-time total
1980s191990s352000s11

Jahlisa by state

Where Jahlisa concentrates geographically — total births since 1988

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Jahlisa
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
5 7.7%
New York share of Jahlisa's total US births 7.7%

5 of 65 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jahlisa?
65 babies have been named Jahlisa since 1988. It was last recorded in 2003. The peak year was 1990 with 11 births.
When was Jahlisa most popular?
Jahlisa was most popular in the 1990s decade with 35 total births. The single peak year was 1990.
Where is Jahlisa most popular?
The top states for the name Jahlisa are New York (5 births).
How long has the name Jahlisa been used?
Jahlisa has been recorded in Social Security data since 1988, spanning 16 years of data through 2003.
What names are similar to Jahlisa?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jahzara, Jahaira, Jahniya, Jahnae, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1988–2003 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.