US rank #11387 Girls' name Peak 2007 1,686 births

Jalyssa — #11387 US girls' name

1,686 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.

1980s781990s3392000s7552010s4422020s72
#11387
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 36% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

45% of everyone ever named Jalyssa was born in this single decade.

2007
Single peak year

105 babies were named Jalyssa in 2007 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jalyssa

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,686 babies named Jalyssa between 1987 and 2024, spanning 38 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Jalyssa currently holds the #11387 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2007, when 105 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jalyssa performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 755 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Jalyssa shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 215 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Jalyssa in 10 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jalyssa 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 1,686 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.

Jalyssa at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,686

Since 1987

38 years of records

Peak year

2007

105 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#11,387

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1987

Recorded for 38 years

Last year on file: 2024

Jalyssa popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1987

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2007)
105
Annual births at peak — across 38 years of records
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Jalyssa by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
755 births that decade — 45% of Jalyssa's all-time total
1980s781990s3392000s7552010s4422020s72

Jalyssa by state

Where Jalyssa concentrates geographically — total births since 1987

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Jalyssa
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
215 12.8%
#2 California
190 11.3%
#3 Florida
84 5.0%
#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%
Texas share of Jalyssa's total US births 12.8%
Even split

215 of 1,686 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 10 reporting states.

Jalyssa appears in 10 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jalyssa?
1,686 babies have been named Jalyssa since 1987. It currently ranks #11387 among girls. The peak year was 2007 with 105 births.
When was Jalyssa most popular?
Jalyssa was most popular in the 2000s decade with 755 total births. The single peak year was 2007.
Where is Jalyssa most popular?
The top states for the name Jalyssa are Texas (215 births), California (190 births), Florida (84 births).
How long has the name Jalyssa been used?
Jalyssa has been recorded in Social Security data since 1987, spanning 38 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Jalyssa?
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.

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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, 1987–2024 (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.