Recorded 1988–1990 Girls' name Peak 1988 32 births

Jelessa — girls' name

32 babies named Jelessa 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.

1980s211990s11

The verdict

32 girls have been named Jelessa since 1988, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 1990.

32
total births
1988–1990
years on record
1980s
peak decade
66%
born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade

66% of everyone ever named Jelessa was born in this single decade.

1988
Single peak year

11 babies were named Jelessa in 1988 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jelessa

The Social Security Administration has registered 32 babies named Jelessa between 1988 and 1990, spanning 3 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Jelessa currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1990. The name reached its historical peak in 1988, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jelessa performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 21 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Jelessa shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jelessa 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 32 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.

Jelessa at a glance

Last recorded 1990

Total births

32

Since 1988

3 years of records

Peak year

1988

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1990

Active since

1988

Recorded for 3 years

Last year on file: 1990

Jelessa popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1990–1988

Last recorded 1990
Peak year (1988)
11
Annual births at peak — across 3 years of records
9.51010.51111.5 199019891988 11

Jelessa by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
21 births that decade — 66% of Jelessa's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jelessa?
32 babies have been named Jelessa since 1988. It was last recorded in 1990. The peak year was 1988 with 11 births.
When was Jelessa most popular?
Jelessa was most popular in the 1980s decade with 21 total births. The single peak year was 1988.
How long has the name Jelessa been used?
Jelessa has been recorded in Social Security data since 1988, spanning 3 years of data through 1990.
What names are similar to Jelessa?
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, 1988–1990 (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.