Girls' name · since 1988
Jahlisa
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.
- #31,935 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 65
- born since 1988
- 1990s
- peak decade
Jahlisa is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 65 have been recorded since 1988.
Social Security Administration records show Jahlisa recorded 65 times among girls since 1988, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1988 to 2003.
- #31,935 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 65 born since 1988
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jahlisa ranks #31,935 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 65 born since 1988, peaking in the 1990s.
- #31,935 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 65
- born since 1988
- 1990s
- peak decade
Jahlisa's 65 recorded births place it above 55.7% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Jahlisa's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Jahlisa's full recorded timeline at 1992, 45% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 55% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1999, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1990 peak of 11 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Jahlisa popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1988–2003
- Peak year (1990)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 16 years of records
Jahlisa by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (35 births, 54% of the file).
1990s was Jahlisa's strongest decade.
35 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 54% of all-time use.
Jahlisa births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
19 births
- 1990s
1990s
35 births
- 2000s 11
2000s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 35 births (54% of all-time use).
Jahlisa by state
Where Jahlisa concentrates geographically, total births since 1988
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 5 | 7.7% |
5 of 65 births nationwide.
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What to do with Jahlisa's data
- Jahlisa's decade-level peak was the 1990s (35 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Jahlisas (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Jahlisa: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1990)
Similar record span (~15 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1988–2003 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Jahlisa draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.