Girls' name · since 1979
Jolissa
411 babies named Jolissa in U.S. Social Security records since 1979, with the highest year being 1988. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 411
- total births
- 1979–2023
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 29%
- born in that decade
411 girls have been named Jolissa since 1979, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jolissa has been recorded 411 times among girls since 1979, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1979 to 2023.
- 411 total births
- 1979–2023 years on record
- 2000s peak decade
- 29% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
Jolissa's 411 recorded births place it above 82% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
Jolissa's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Jolissa splits its recorded history at 2005: 51% of all births land in the more recent half, 49% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1979 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1988 peak of 21 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Jolissa popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1979–2023
- Peak year (1988)
- 21
- Annual births at peak, across 45 years of records
Jolissa by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2000s was Jolissa's strongest decade.
121 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Jolissa births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s 40
1980s
40 births
- 1990s
1990s
104 births
- 2000s
2000s
121 births
- 2010s
2010s
116 births
- 2020s 25
2020s
25 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 121 births (29% of all-time use).
Jolissa by state
Where Jolissa concentrates geographically, total births since 1979
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 16 | 3.9% |
| #2 | Texas | | 5 | 1.2% |
16 of 411 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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- Jolissa's decade-level peak was the 2000s (121 total births); usage has since declined to 25 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Jolissas (16 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
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Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1979–2023 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac. "Jolissa: Baby Name Since 1979 - 411 Births, Peak 1988." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/jolissa. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Jolissa 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 July 2026.