Girls' name · since 1960
Jolisa
Since 1960, U.S. Social Security records show 815 babies named Jolisa, peaking in 1989. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #8,626 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 815
- born since 1960
- 1990s
- peak decade
Jolisa is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 815 have been recorded since 1960.
Jolisa has 815 recorded births among girls since 1960, 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 1960 to 2024.
- #8,626 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 815 born since 1960
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jolisa ranks #8,626 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 815 born since 1960, peaking in the 1990s.
- #8,626 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 815
- born since 1960
- 1990s
- peak decade
Jolisa's 815 recorded births place it above 88.07% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
10 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Indiana.
Jolisa's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Jolisa splits its recorded history at 2000: 41% of all births land in the more recent half, 59% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1961 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1989 peak of 70 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Jolisa popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1960–2024
- Peak year (1989)
- 70
- Annual births at peak, across 65 years of records
Jolisa by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (287 births, 35% of the file).
1990s was Jolisa's strongest decade.
287 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Jolisa births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 18
1960s
18 births
- 1970s 35
1970s
35 births
- 1980s
1980s
140 births
- 1990s
1990s
287 births
- 2000s
2000s
160 births
- 2010s
2010s
130 births
- 2020s 45
2020s
45 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 287 births (35% of all-time use).
How Jolisa 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 Jolisa's total volume
Jolisa by state
Where Jolisa concentrates geographically, total births since 1960
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Indiana | | 22 | 2.7% |
| #2 | Florida | | 8 | 1.0% |
| #3 | California | | 6 | 0.7% |
| #4 | North Carolina | | 6 | 0.7% |
| #5 | South Carolina | | 6 | 0.7% |
| #6 | Georgia | | 5 | 0.6% |
| #7 | New York | | 5 | 0.6% |
| #8 | Pennsylvania | | 5 | 0.6% |
22 of 815 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 10 reporting states.
Jolisa appears in 10 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Jolisa's data
- Jolisa's decade-level peak was the 1990s (287 total births); usage has since declined to 45 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Indiana records the most Jolisas (22 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Indiana names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Two nationwide peer axes for Jolisa: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1989)
Similar record span (~64 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 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, 1960–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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 Jolisa 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 August 2026.