Recorded 1988–2008 Girls' name Peak 1990 131 births

Jelicia — girls' name

131 babies named Jelicia in U.S. Social Security records since 1988, with the highest year being 1990. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s251990s902000s16
1990s
Peak decade

69% of everyone ever named Jelicia was born in this single decade.

1990
Single peak year

15 babies were named Jelicia in 1990 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jelicia

The Social Security Administration has registered 131 babies named Jelicia between 1988 and 2008, spanning 21 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Jelicia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2008. The name reached its historical peak in 1990, when 15 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jelicia performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 90 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Jelicia shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jelicia 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 131 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.

Jelicia at a glance

Last recorded 2008

Total births

131

Since 1988

21 years of records

Peak year

1990

15 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2008

Active since

1988

Recorded for 21 years

Last year on file: 2008

Jelicia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2008–1988

Last recorded 2008
Peak year (1990)
15
Annual births at peak — across 21 years of records
05101520 20082003199719951993199119891988 12

Jelicia by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
90 births that decade — 69% of Jelicia's all-time total
1980s251990s902000s16

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jelicia?
131 babies have been named Jelicia since 1988. It was last recorded in 2008. The peak year was 1990 with 15 births.
When was Jelicia most popular?
Jelicia was most popular in the 1990s decade with 90 total births. The single peak year was 1990.
How long has the name Jelicia been used?
Jelicia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1988, spanning 21 years of data through 2008.
What names are similar to Jelicia?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jelena, Jelisa, Jelissa, Jelani, 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, 1988–2008 (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.