Recorded 1988–2020 Girls' name Peak 1988 393 births

Jalysa — girls' name

393 babies named Jalysa in U.S. Social Security records since 1988, with the highest year being 1988. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s551990s1482000s1442010s412020s5
1990s
Peak decade

38% of everyone ever named Jalysa was born in this single decade.

1988
Single peak year

28 babies were named Jalysa in 1988 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jalysa

The Social Security Administration has registered 393 babies named Jalysa between 1988 and 2020, spanning 33 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Jalysa currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2020. The name reached its historical peak in 1988, when 28 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jalysa performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 148 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Jalysa shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Jalysa in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jalysa 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 393 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.

Jalysa at a glance

Last recorded 2020

Total births

393

Since 1988

33 years of records

Peak year

1988

28 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2020

Active since

1988

Recorded for 33 years

Last year on file: 2020

Jalysa popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2020–1988

Last recorded 2020
Peak year (1988)
28
Annual births at peak — across 33 years of records
0102030 20202012200820042000199619921988 28

Jalysa by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
148 births that decade — 38% of Jalysa's all-time total
1980s551990s1482000s1442010s412020s5

Jalysa by state

Where Jalysa concentrates geographically — total births since 1988

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Jalysa
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
5 1.3%
Texas share of Jalysa's total US births 1.3%

5 of 393 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jalysa?
393 babies have been named Jalysa since 1988. It was last recorded in 2020. The peak year was 1988 with 28 births.
When was Jalysa most popular?
Jalysa was most popular in the 1990s decade with 148 total births. The single peak year was 1988.
Where is Jalysa most popular?
The top states for the name Jalysa are Texas (5 births).
How long has the name Jalysa been used?
Jalysa has been recorded in Social Security data since 1988, spanning 33 years of data through 2020.
What names are similar to Jalysa?
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, 1988–2020 (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.