Girls' name · since 1987
Jalyssa
1,703 babies named Jalyssa in U.S. Social Security records since 1987, with the highest year being 2007. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #5,245 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,666 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,703
- born since 1987
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Jalyssa is the #6666 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 1,703 recorded since 1987.
Social Security Administration records show Jalyssa recorded 1,703 times among girls since 1987, holding rank #6666 nationally today, ahead of 61% 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 1987 to 2025.
- #5,245 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #6,666 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,703 born since 1987
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jalyssa ranks #5,245 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,666 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,703 born since 1987, peaking in the 2000s.
- #5,245 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,666 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,703
- born since 1987
- 2000s
- peak decade
Jalyssa's 1,703 recorded births place it above 92.74% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
10 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Jalyssa compares
1,703 Top 25% higher than 75% 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
Jalyssa's all-time total is 5x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jalyssa | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,703 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 105 | 21 | 19,840 |
Jalyssa's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Jalyssa's SSA record in two at 2006 and the more recent half accounts for 53% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 47%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1987, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2007 peak of 105, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Jalyssa popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1987–2025
- Peak year (2007)
- 105
- Annual births at peak, across 39 years of records
Jalyssa by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (755 births, 44% of the file).
2000s was Jalyssa's strongest decade.
755 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.
Jalyssa births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 78
1980s
78 births
- 1990s
1990s
339 births
- 2000s
2000s
755 births
- 2010s
2010s
442 births
- 2020s 89
2020s
89 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 755 births (44% of all-time use).
How Jalyssa 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 Jalyssa's total volume
Jalyssa by state
Where Jalyssa concentrates geographically, total births since 1987
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 215 | 12.6% |
| #2 | California | | 195 | 11.5% |
| #3 | Florida | | 89 | 5.2% |
| #4 | New York | | 75 | 4.4% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 35 | 2.1% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 34 | 2.0% |
| #7 | New Jersey | | 10 | 0.6% |
| #8 | Ohio | | 6 | 0.4% |
215 of 1,703 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 10 reporting states.
Jalyssa appears in 10 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Jalyssa's data
- Jalyssa's decade-level peak was the 2000s (755 total births); usage has since declined to 89 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Jalyssas (215 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Jalyssa: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2007)
Similar record span (~38 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, 1987–2025 (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 Jalyssa 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.