Girls' name · since 1988
Jelessa
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.
- #40,195 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 32
- born since 1988
- 1980s
- peak decade
Jelessa sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 32 recorded since 1988.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jelessa has been recorded 32 times among girls since 1988, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1988 to 1990.
- #40,195 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 32 born since 1988
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jelessa ranks #40,195 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 32 born since 1988, peaking in the 1980s.
- #40,195 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 32
- born since 1988
- 1980s
- peak decade
Jelessa's 32 recorded births place it above 44.13% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Jelessa's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Jelessa's SSA record in two at 1989 and the more recent half accounts for 66% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 34%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1989, with only 10 births recorded -- set against the 1988 peak of 11, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Jelessa popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1988–1990
- Peak year (1988)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 3 years of records
Jelessa by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (21 births, 66% of the file).
1980s was Jelessa's strongest decade.
21 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 66% of all-time use.
Jelessa births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
21 births
- 1990s
1990s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 21 births (66% of all-time use).
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- Jelessa's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (21 total births) through the 1990s (11) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Jelessa: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1988)
Similar record span (~2 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, 1988–1990 (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 Jelessa 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.