Girls' name · since 1980
Jalisa
Since 1980, U.S. Social Security records show 6,194 babies named Jalisa, peaking in 1989. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #2,245 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,915 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 6,194
- born since 1980
- 1990s
- peak decade
Jalisa currently ranks #4915 among girls' names in America, with 6,194 babies recorded since 1980.
Jalisa has 6,194 recorded births among girls since 1980, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #4915 as of the latest data, more common than 72% of girls, 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 1980 to 2025.
- #2,245 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #4,915 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 6,194 born since 1980
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jalisa ranks #2,245 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,915 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 6,194 born since 1980, peaking in the 1990s.
- #2,245 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,915 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 6,194
- born since 1980
- 1990s
- peak decade
Jalisa's 6,194 recorded births place it above 96.89% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
33 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Georgia.
How Jalisa compares
6,194 Top 12% higher than 88% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Jalisa's all-time total is 16x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jalisa | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 6,194 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 592 | 21 | 19,840 |
Jalisa's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Jalisa splits its recorded history at 2003: 24% of all births land in the more recent half, 76% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1981 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1989 peak of 592 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Jalisa popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1980–2025
- Peak year (1989)
- 592
- Annual births at peak, across 46 years of records
Jalisa popularity over time - boys
6 total births recorded since 1989 (Jalisa as boys' name)
Jalisa by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (3,124 births, 50% of the file).
1990s was Jalisa's strongest decade.
3,124 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Jalisa births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 1,220
1980s
1,220 births
- 1990s
1990s
3,124 births
- 2000s 1,088
2000s
1,088 births
- 2010s 578
2010s
578 births
- 2020s 184
2020s
184 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 3,124 births (50% of all-time use).
How Jalisa 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 Jalisa's total volume
Jalisa by state
Where Jalisa concentrates geographically, total births since 1980
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Georgia | | 407 | 6.6% |
| #2 | New York | | 385 | 6.2% |
| #3 | Texas | | 383 | 6.2% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 340 | 5.5% |
| #5 | Florida | | 329 | 5.3% |
| #6 | North Carolina | | 289 | 4.7% |
| #7 | Pennsylvania | | 253 | 4.1% |
| #8 | California | | 233 | 3.8% |
407 of 6,194 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 33 reporting states.
Jalisa appears in 33 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Jalisa's data
- Jalisa's decade-level peak was the 1990s (3,124 total births); usage has since declined to 184 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Georgia records the most Jalisas (407 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Georgia 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 Jalisa: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1989)
Similar record span (~45 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, 1980–2025 (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 Jalisa 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.