Girls' name · since 1987
Jalessa
685 babies named Jalessa in U.S. Social Security records since 1987, with the highest year being 1988. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #9,644 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 685
- born since 1987
- 1990s
- peak decade
685 girls have been named Jalessa since 1987, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Jalessa has 685 recorded births among girls since 1987, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1987 to 2016.
- #9,644 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 685 born since 1987
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jalessa ranks #9,644 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 685 born since 1987, peaking in the 1990s.
- #9,644 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 685
- born since 1987
- 1990s
- peak decade
Jalessa's 685 recorded births place it above 86.66% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
16 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
Jalessa's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Jalessa's full recorded timeline at 2001, 13% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 87% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 2003, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1988 peak of 150 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Jalessa popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1987–2016
- Peak year (1988)
- 150
- Annual births at peak, across 30 years of records
Jalessa by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (317 births, 46% of the file).
1990s was Jalessa's strongest decade.
317 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.
Jalessa births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
267 births
- 1990s
1990s
317 births
- 2000s 76
2000s
76 births
- 2010s 25
2010s
25 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 317 births (46% of all-time use).
How Jalessa compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Jalessa's total volume
Jalessa by state
Where Jalessa concentrates geographically, total births since 1987
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 44 | 6.4% |
| #2 | Georgia | | 31 | 4.5% |
| #3 | North Carolina | | 31 | 4.5% |
| #4 | Texas | | 26 | 3.8% |
| #5 | Mississippi | | 25 | 3.6% |
| #6 | Virginia | | 20 | 2.9% |
| #7 | Florida | | 19 | 2.8% |
| #8 | South Carolina | | 19 | 2.8% |
44 of 685 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 16 reporting states.
Jalessa appears in 16 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Jalessa's data
- Jalessa's decade-level peak was the 1990s (317 total births); usage has since declined to 25 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Jalessas (44 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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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Jalessa: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1988)
Similar record span (~29 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, 1987–2016 (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 Jalessa 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.