Girls' name · since 1985
Jalissa
3,526 babies named Jalissa in U.S. Social Security records since 1985, with the highest year being 1988. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #3,239 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,800 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,526
- born since 1985
- 2000s
- peak decade
3,526 babies have been named Jalissa since 1985, making it today's #5800 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Jalissa recorded 3,526 times among girls since 1985, holding rank #5800 nationally today, ahead of 66% of girls, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1985 to 2025.
- #3,239 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #5,800 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 3,526 born since 1985
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jalissa ranks #3,239 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,800 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 3,526 born since 1985, peaking in the 2000s.
- #3,239 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,800 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,526
- born since 1985
- 2000s
- peak decade
Jalissa's 3,526 recorded births place it above 95.52% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
21 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Jalissa compares
3,526 Top 17% higher than 83% 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
Jalissa's all-time total is 9x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jalissa | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 3,526 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 172 | 21 | 19,840 |
Jalissa's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Jalissa's SSA record in two at 2005 and the more recent half accounts for 46% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 54%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1985, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1988 peak of 172, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Jalissa popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1985–2025
- Peak year (1988)
- 172
- Annual births at peak, across 41 years of records
Jalissa by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (1,164 births, 33% of the file).
2000s was Jalissa's strongest decade.
1,164 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Jalissa births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 357
1980s
357 births
- 1990s
1990s
1,086 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,164 births
- 2010s
2010s
720 births
- 2020s 199
2020s
199 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 1,164 births (33% of all-time use).
How Jalissa 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 Jalissa's total volume
Jalissa by state
Where Jalissa concentrates geographically, total births since 1985
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 347 | 9.8% |
| #2 | California | | 344 | 9.8% |
| #3 | Texas | | 309 | 8.8% |
| #4 | Florida | | 255 | 7.2% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 155 | 4.4% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 123 | 3.5% |
| #7 | New Jersey | | 108 | 3.1% |
| #8 | Georgia | | 64 | 1.8% |
347 of 3,526 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 21 reporting states.
Jalissa appears in 21 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Jalissa's data
- Jalissa's decade-level peak was the 2000s (1,164 total births); usage has since declined to 199 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Jalissas (347 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 Jalissa: 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 (~40 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, 1985–2025 (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 Jalissa 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.