Recorded 1988–1992 Girls' name Peak 1988 57 births

Jeleesa — girls' name

57 babies named Jeleesa 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.

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The verdict

57 girls have been named Jeleesa since 1988, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 1992.

57
total births
1988–1992
years on record
1980s
peak decade
63%
born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade

63% of everyone ever named Jeleesa was born in this single decade.

1988
Single peak year

19 babies were named Jeleesa in 1988 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jeleesa

The Social Security Administration has registered 57 babies named Jeleesa between 1988 and 1992, spanning 5 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Jeleesa currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1992. The name reached its historical peak in 1988, when 19 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jeleesa performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 36 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Jeleesa shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jeleesa 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 57 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.

Jeleesa at a glance

Last recorded 1992

Total births

57

Since 1988

5 years of records

Peak year

1988

19 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1992

Active since

1988

Recorded for 5 years

Last year on file: 1992

Jeleesa popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1992–1988

Last recorded 1992
Peak year (1988)
19
Annual births at peak — across 5 years of records
05101520 19921991199019891988 19

Jeleesa by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
36 births that decade — 63% of Jeleesa's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jeleesa?
57 babies have been named Jeleesa since 1988. It was last recorded in 1992. The peak year was 1988 with 19 births.
When was Jeleesa most popular?
Jeleesa was most popular in the 1980s decade with 36 total births. The single peak year was 1988.
How long has the name Jeleesa been used?
Jeleesa has been recorded in Social Security data since 1988, spanning 5 years of data through 1992.
What names are similar to Jeleesa?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jelena, Jelisa, Jelani, Jelissa, 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, 1988–1992 (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.