Recorded 1992–2013 Girls' name Peak 2009 21 births

Jelyssa — girls' name

21 babies named Jelyssa in U.S. Social Security records since 1992, with the highest year being 2009. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s52000s62010s10

The verdict

21 girls have been named Jelyssa since 1992, peaking in the 2010s, last recorded in 2013.

21
total births
1992–2013
years on record
2010s
peak decade
48%
born in that decade
2010s
Peak decade

48% of everyone ever named Jelyssa was born in this single decade.

2009
Single peak year

6 babies were named Jelyssa in 2009 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jelyssa

The Social Security Administration has registered 21 babies named Jelyssa between 1992 and 2013, spanning 22 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Jelyssa currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2013. The name reached its historical peak in 2009, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jelyssa performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 10 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Jelyssa shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jelyssa 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 21 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.

Jelyssa at a glance

Last recorded 2013

Total births

21

Since 1992

22 years of records

Peak year

2009

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2013

Active since

1992

Recorded for 22 years

Last year on file: 2013

Jelyssa popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2013–1992

Last recorded 2013
Peak year (2009)
6
Annual births at peak — across 22 years of records
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Jelyssa by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
10 births that decade — 48% of Jelyssa's all-time total
1990s52000s62010s10

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jelyssa?
21 babies have been named Jelyssa since 1992. It was last recorded in 2013. The peak year was 2009 with 6 births.
When was Jelyssa most popular?
Jelyssa was most popular in the 2010s decade with 10 total births. The single peak year was 2009.
How long has the name Jelyssa been used?
Jelyssa has been recorded in Social Security data since 1992, spanning 22 years of data through 2013.
What names are similar to Jelyssa?
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, 1992–2013 (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.