Recorded 1988–1997 Girls' name Peak 1988 71 births

Jelesa — girls' name

71 babies named Jelesa 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.

1980s231990s48

The verdict

71 girls have been named Jelesa since 1988, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 1997.

71
total births
1988–1997
years on record
1990s
peak decade
68%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

68% of everyone ever named Jelesa was born in this single decade.

1988
Single peak year

13 babies were named Jelesa in 1988 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jelesa

The Social Security Administration has registered 71 babies named Jelesa between 1988 and 1997, spanning 10 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Jelesa currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1997. The name reached its historical peak in 1988, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jelesa performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 48 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Jelesa shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jelesa 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 71 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.

Jelesa at a glance

Last recorded 1997

Total births

71

Since 1988

10 years of records

Peak year

1988

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1997

Active since

1988

Recorded for 10 years

Last year on file: 1997

Jelesa popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–1988

Last recorded 1997
Peak year (1988)
13
Annual births at peak — across 10 years of records
468101214 19971994199319921991199019891988 13

Jelesa by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
48 births that decade — 68% of Jelesa's all-time total
1980s231990s48

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jelesa?
71 babies have been named Jelesa since 1988. It was last recorded in 1997. The peak year was 1988 with 13 births.
When was Jelesa most popular?
Jelesa was most popular in the 1990s decade with 48 total births. The single peak year was 1988.
How long has the name Jelesa been used?
Jelesa has been recorded in Social Security data since 1988, spanning 10 years of data through 1997.
What names are similar to Jelesa?
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, 1988–1997 (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.