Girls' name · since 1988
Jalysa
Since 1988, U.S. Social Security records show 393 babies named Jalysa, peaking in 1988. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #13,656 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 393
- born since 1988
- 1990s
- peak decade
Jalysa sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 393 recorded since 1988.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jalysa has been recorded 393 times among girls since 1988, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1988 to 2020.
- #13,656 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 393 born since 1988
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jalysa ranks #13,656 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 393 born since 1988, peaking in the 1990s.
- #13,656 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 393
- born since 1988
- 1990s
- peak decade
Jalysa's 393 recorded births place it above 81.11% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Jalysa's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Jalysa's full recorded timeline at 2002, 44% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 56% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2012, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1988 peak of 28 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Jalysa popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1988–2020
- Peak year (1988)
- 28
- Annual births at peak, across 33 years of records
Jalysa by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (148 births, 38% of the file).
1990s was Jalysa's strongest decade.
148 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.
Jalysa births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 55
1980s
55 births
- 1990s
1990s
148 births
- 2000s
2000s
144 births
- 2010s 41
2010s
41 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 148 births (38% of all-time use).
Jalysa by state
Where Jalysa concentrates geographically, total births since 1988
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 5 | 1.3% |
5 of 393 births nationwide.
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What to do with Jalysa's data
- Jalysa's decade-level peak was the 1990s (148 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Jalysas (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Jalysa: 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 (~32 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, 1988–2020 (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 Jalysa 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.