Recorded 1988–1993 Girls' name Peak 1988 29 births

Jellisa — girls' name

29 babies named Jellisa 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.

1980s121990s17

The verdict

29 girls have been named Jellisa since 1988, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 1993.

29
total births
1988–1993
years on record
1990s
peak decade
59%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

59% of everyone ever named Jellisa was born in this single decade.

1988
Single peak year

7 babies were named Jellisa in 1988 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jellisa

The Social Security Administration has registered 29 babies named Jellisa between 1988 and 1993, spanning 6 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Jellisa currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1993. The name reached its historical peak in 1988, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jellisa performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 17 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Jellisa shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jellisa 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 29 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.

Jellisa at a glance

Last recorded 1993

Total births

29

Since 1988

6 years of records

Peak year

1988

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1993

Active since

1988

Recorded for 6 years

Last year on file: 1993

Jellisa popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1993–1988

Last recorded 1993
Peak year (1988)
7
Annual births at peak — across 6 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 19931991199019891988 7

Jellisa by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
17 births that decade — 59% of Jellisa's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jellisa?
29 babies have been named Jellisa since 1988. It was last recorded in 1993. The peak year was 1988 with 7 births.
When was Jellisa most popular?
Jellisa was most popular in the 1990s decade with 17 total births. The single peak year was 1988.
How long has the name Jellisa been used?
Jellisa has been recorded in Social Security data since 1988, spanning 6 years of data through 1993.
What names are similar to Jellisa?
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, 1988–1993 (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.