Girls' name · since 1965
Julisa
Since 1965, U.S. Social Security records show 4,404 babies named Julisa, peaking in 1997. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #2,799 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,995 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,404
- born since 1965
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Julisa is the #7995 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 4,404 recorded since 1965.
Social Security Administration records show Julisa recorded 4,404 times among girls since 1965, holding rank #7995 nationally today, ahead of 54% of girls, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1965 to 2025.
- #2,799 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #7,995 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 4,404 born since 1965
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Julisa ranks #2,799 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,995 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 4,404 born since 1965, peaking in the 2000s.
- #2,799 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,995 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,404
- born since 1965
- 2000s
- peak decade
Julisa's 4,404 recorded births place it above 96.13% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
23 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Julisa compares
4,404 Top 15% higher than 85% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Julisa's all-time total is 12x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Julisa | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 4,404 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 292 | 21 | 19,840 |
Julisa's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Julisa splits its recorded history at 1996: 71% of all births land in the more recent half, 29% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1965 (6 births) -- compare that against the 1997 peak of 292 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Julisa popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1965–2025
- Peak year (1997)
- 292
- Annual births at peak, across 61 years of records
Julisa by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (1,697 births, 39% of the file).
2000s was Julisa's strongest decade.
1,697 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Julisa births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 50
1960s
50 births
- 1970s 285
1970s
285 births
- 1980s 468
1980s
468 births
- 1990s
1990s
1,211 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,697 births
- 2010s 570
2010s
570 births
- 2020s 123
2020s
123 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 1,697 births (39% of all-time use).
How Julisa 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 Julisa's total volume
Julisa by state
Where Julisa concentrates geographically, total births since 1965
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 928 | 21.1% |
| #2 | Texas | | 605 | 13.7% |
| #3 | New York | | 415 | 9.4% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 240 | 5.4% |
| #5 | Florida | | 211 | 4.8% |
| #6 | New Jersey | | 118 | 2.7% |
| #7 | North Carolina | | 63 | 1.4% |
| #8 | Arizona | | 60 | 1.4% |
928 of 4,404 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 23 reporting states.
Julisa appears in 23 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Julisa's data
- Julisa's decade-level peak was the 2000s (1,697 total births); usage has since declined to 123 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Julisas (928 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Julisa: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1997)
Similar record span (~60 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, 1965–2025 (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 Julisa 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.