Recorded 1988–1997 Girls' name Peak 1989 116 births

Jerlisa — girls' name

116 babies named Jerlisa in U.S. Social Security records since 1988, with the highest year being 1989. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s371990s79

The verdict

116 girls have been named Jerlisa since 1988, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 1997.

116
total births
1988–1997
years on record
1990s
peak decade
68%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

68% of everyone ever named Jerlisa was born in this single decade.

1989
Single peak year

21 babies were named Jerlisa in 1989 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jerlisa

The Social Security Administration has registered 116 babies named Jerlisa between 1988 and 1997, spanning 10 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Jerlisa currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1997. The name reached its historical peak in 1989, when 21 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jerlisa performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 79 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Jerlisa shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jerlisa 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 116 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.

Jerlisa at a glance

Last recorded 1997

Total births

116

Since 1988

10 years of records

Peak year

1989

21 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1997

Active since

1988

Recorded for 10 years

Last year on file: 1997

Jerlisa popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–1988

Last recorded 1997
Peak year (1989)
21
Annual births at peak — across 10 years of records
0510152025 199719951994199319921991199019891988 16

Jerlisa by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
79 births that decade — 68% of Jerlisa's all-time total
1980s371990s79

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jerlisa?
116 babies have been named Jerlisa since 1988. It was last recorded in 1997. The peak year was 1989 with 21 births.
When was Jerlisa most popular?
Jerlisa was most popular in the 1990s decade with 79 total births. The single peak year was 1989.
How long has the name Jerlisa been used?
Jerlisa has been recorded in Social Security data since 1988, spanning 10 years of data through 1997.
What names are similar to Jerlisa?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jeri, Jerry, Jerri, Jerrie, 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, 1988–1997 (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.