Recorded 1994–2019 Girls' name Peak 1996 53 births

Jalitza — girls' name

53 babies named Jalitza in U.S. Social Security records since 1994, with the highest year being 1996. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s312000s112010s11
1990s
Peak decade

58% of everyone ever named Jalitza was born in this single decade.

1996
Single peak year

11 babies were named Jalitza in 1996 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jalitza

The Social Security Administration has registered 53 babies named Jalitza between 1994 and 2019, spanning 26 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Jalitza currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2019. The name reached its historical peak in 1996, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jalitza performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 31 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Jalitza shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jalitza 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 53 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.

Jalitza at a glance

Last recorded 2019

Total births

53

Since 1994

26 years of records

Peak year

1996

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2019

Active since

1994

Recorded for 26 years

Last year on file: 2019

Jalitza popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2019–1994

Last recorded 2019
Peak year (1996)
11
Annual births at peak — across 26 years of records
4681012 20192010200520021999199719961994 6

Jalitza by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
31 births that decade — 58% of Jalitza's all-time total
1990s312000s112010s11

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jalitza?
53 babies have been named Jalitza since 1994. It was last recorded in 2019. The peak year was 1996 with 11 births.
When was Jalitza most popular?
Jalitza was most popular in the 1990s decade with 31 total births. The single peak year was 1996.
How long has the name Jalitza been used?
Jalitza has been recorded in Social Security data since 1994, spanning 26 years of data through 2019.
What names are similar to Jalitza?
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, 1994–2019 (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.