Total births
938
Girls' name · since 1980
Jelissa
938 babies named Jelissa in U.S. Social Security records since 1980, with the highest year being 1992. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 938
- total births
- 1980–2025
- years on record
- 1990s
- peak decade
- 38%
- born in that decade
Jelissa is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 938 have been recorded since 1980.
Jelissa has 938 recorded births among girls since 1980, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1980 to 2025.
- 938 total births
- 1980–2025 years on record
- 1990s peak decade
- 38% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
938 girls have been named Jelissa since 1980, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2025.
- 938
- total births
- 1980–2025
- years on record
- 1990s
- peak decade
- 38%
- born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade
38% of everyone ever named Jelissa was born in this single decade.
1992
Single peak year
64 babies were named Jelissa in 1992 - its busiest year on record.
Jelissa's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Jelissa's full recorded timeline at 2004, 36% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 64% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1981, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1992 peak of 64 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Jelissa at a glance
Last recorded 2025Peak year
1992
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1980
Jelissa popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1980–2025
- Peak year (1992)
- 64
- Annual births at peak, across 46 years of records
Jelissa by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1990s was Jelissa's strongest decade.
355 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.
Jelissa births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
152 births
- 1990s
1990s
355 births
- 2000s
2000s
234 births
- 2010s
2010s
158 births
- 2020s 39
2020s
39 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 355 births (38% of all-time use).
How Jelissa compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Jelissa's total volume
Jelissa vs 15 similarly-sized girls names
Jelissa by state
Where Jelissa concentrates geographically, total births since 1980
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 141 | 15.0% |
| #2 | California | | 27 | 2.9% |
| #3 | Florida | | 16 | 1.7% |
| #4 | Texas | | 12 | 1.3% |
| #5 | New Jersey | | 7 | 0.7% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 6 | 0.6% |
| #7 | Connecticut | | 5 | 0.5% |
| #8 | North Carolina | | 5 | 0.5% |
New York share of Jelissa's total US births 15.0%
Even split
141 of 938 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.
Jelissa appears in 9 states. Explore state details →
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Jelissa? ▼
Since 1980, Social Security records show 938 babies named Jelissa. The most recent recorded year was 2025. Its busiest year on record was 1992, with 64 births.
When was Jelissa most popular? ▼
Jelissa was most popular in the 1990s decade with 355 total births. The single peak year was 1992.
Where is Jelissa most popular? ▼
The top states for the name Jelissa are New York (141 births), California (27 births), Florida (16 births).
How long has the name Jelissa been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Jelissa since 1980 -- 46 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Jelissa? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jelena, Jelisa, Jelani, Jelina, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
What to do with Jelissa's data
- Jelissa's decade-level peak was the 1990s (355 total births); usage has since declined to 39 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Jelissas (141 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Jelissa
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Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Jelissa
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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, 1980–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Jelissa: Baby Name Since 1980 - 938 Births, Peak 1992." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/jelissa. 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 Jelissa 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.