Recorded 1971–1997 Girls' name Peak 1989 118 births

Jillisa — girls' name

118 babies named Jillisa in U.S. Social Security records since 1971, with the highest year being 1989. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s131980s431990s62

The verdict

118 girls have been named Jillisa since 1971, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 1997.

118
total births
1971–1997
years on record
1990s
peak decade
53%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

53% of everyone ever named Jillisa was born in this single decade.

1989
Single peak year

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

What the Data Says About Jillisa

The Social Security Administration has registered 118 babies named Jillisa between 1971 and 1997, spanning 27 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Jillisa 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 Jillisa performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 62 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Jillisa shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jillisa 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 118 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.

Jillisa at a glance

Last recorded 1997

Total births

118

Since 1971

27 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

1971

Recorded for 27 years

Last year on file: 1997

Jillisa popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–1971

Last recorded 1997
Peak year (1989)
21
Annual births at peak — across 27 years of records
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Jillisa by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
62 births that decade — 53% of Jillisa's all-time total
1970s131980s431990s62

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jillisa?
118 babies have been named Jillisa since 1971. It was last recorded in 1997. The peak year was 1989 with 21 births.
When was Jillisa most popular?
Jillisa was most popular in the 1990s decade with 62 total births. The single peak year was 1989.
How long has the name Jillisa been used?
Jillisa has been recorded in Social Security data since 1971, spanning 27 years of data through 1997.
What names are similar to Jillisa?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jill, Jillian, Jilian, Jillene, 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, 1971–1997 (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.