Recorded 1988–2016 Girls' name Peak 1991 223 births

Jalesia — girls' name

223 babies named Jalesia in U.S. Social Security records since 1988, with the highest year being 1991. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s221990s1332000s582010s10
1990s
Peak decade

60% of everyone ever named Jalesia was born in this single decade.

1991
Single peak year

28 babies were named Jalesia in 1991 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jalesia

The Social Security Administration has registered 223 babies named Jalesia between 1988 and 2016, spanning 29 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Jalesia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2016. The name reached its historical peak in 1991, when 28 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jalesia performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 133 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Jalesia shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Florida, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Georgia and Louisiana. In total, SSA state-level files list Jalesia in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jalesia 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 223 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.

Jalesia at a glance

Last recorded 2016

Total births

223

Since 1988

29 years of records

Peak year

1991

28 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2016

Active since

1988

Recorded for 29 years

Last year on file: 2016

Jalesia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2016–1988

Last recorded 2016
Peak year (1991)
28
Annual births at peak — across 29 years of records
0102030 20162006200219991995199219891988 10

Jalesia by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
133 births that decade — 60% of Jalesia's all-time total
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Jalesia by state

Where Jalesia concentrates geographically — total births since 1988

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Jalesia
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Florida
5 2.2%
#2 Georgia
5 2.2%
#3 Louisiana
5 2.2%
Florida share of Jalesia's total US births 2.2%
Even split

5 of 223 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jalesia?
223 babies have been named Jalesia since 1988. It was last recorded in 2016. The peak year was 1991 with 28 births.
When was Jalesia most popular?
Jalesia was most popular in the 1990s decade with 133 total births. The single peak year was 1991.
Where is Jalesia most popular?
The top states for the name Jalesia are Florida (5 births), Georgia (5 births), Louisiana (5 births).
How long has the name Jalesia been used?
Jalesia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1988, spanning 29 years of data through 2016.
What names are similar to Jalesia?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jaliyah, Jalisa, Jalyn, Jalynn, 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, 1988–2016 (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.