Girls' name · since 1988
Jelica
Since 1988, U.S. Social Security records show 13 babies named Jelica, peaking in 1989. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- 13
- total births
- 1988–1989
- years on record
- 1980s
- peak decade
- 100%
- born in that decade
13 girls have been named Jelica since 1988, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jelica has been recorded 13 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 1989.
- 13 total births
- 1988–1989 years on record
- 1980s peak decade
- 100% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
Jelica's 13 recorded births place it above 29% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Jelica's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Jelica splits its recorded history at 1989: 54% of all births land in the more recent half, 46% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1988 (6 births) -- compare that against the 1989 peak of 7 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Jelica popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1988–1989
- Peak year (1989)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 2 years of records
Jelica by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1980s was Jelica's strongest decade.
13 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Jelica births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
13 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 13 births (100% of all-time use).
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1988–1989 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac. "Jelica: Baby Name Since 1988 - 13 Births, Peak 1989." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/jelica. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Jelica 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 July 2026.