Girls' name · since 1964
Julissa
25,888 babies named Julissa in U.S. Social Security records since 1964, with the highest year being 2006. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #903 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,135 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 25,888
- born since 1964
- 2000s
- peak decade
Julissa currently ranks #1135 among girls' names in America, with 25,888 babies recorded since 1964.
Social Security Administration records show Julissa recorded 25,888 times among girls since 1964, holding rank #1135 nationally today, ahead of 93% 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 1964 to 2025.
- #903 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,135 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 25,888 born since 1964
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Julissa ranks #903 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,135 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 25,888 born since 1964, peaking in the 2000s.
- #903 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,135 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 25,888
- born since 1964
- 2000s
- peak decade
Julissa's 25,888 recorded births place it above 98.75% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
41 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Julissa compares
25,888 Top 6% higher than 94% 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
Julissa's all-time total is 69x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Julissa | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 25,888 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 1,530 | 21 | 19,840 |
Julissa's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Julissa's SSA record in two at 1995 and the more recent half accounts for 84% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 16%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1964, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2006 peak of 1,530, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Julissa popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1964–2025
- Peak year (2006)
- 1,530
- Annual births at peak, across 62 years of records
Julissa popularity over time - boys
11 total births recorded since 1997 (Julissa as boys' name)
Julissa by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (10,523 births, 41% of the file).
2000s was Julissa's strongest decade.
10,523 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Julissa births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 180
1960s
180 births
- 1970s 1,232
1970s
1,232 births
- 1980s 1,399
1980s
1,399 births
- 1990s
1990s
4,810 births
- 2000s
2000s
10,523 births
- 2010s
2010s
6,092 births
- 2020s 1,652
2020s
1,652 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 10,523 births (41% of all-time use).
How Julissa 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 Julissa's total volume
Julissa by state
Where Julissa concentrates geographically, total births since 1964
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 7,253 | 28.0% |
| #2 | Texas | | 5,559 | 21.5% |
| #3 | New York | | 2,594 | 10.0% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 1,684 | 6.5% |
| #5 | Florida | | 1,323 | 5.1% |
| #6 | New Jersey | | 871 | 3.4% |
| #7 | Arizona | | 782 | 3.0% |
| #8 | Georgia | | 390 | 1.5% |
7,253 of 25,888 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 41 reporting states.
Julissa appears in 41 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Julissa's data
- Julissa's decade-level peak was the 2000s (10,523 total births); usage has since declined to 1,652 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Julissas (7,253 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 Julissa: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2006)
Similar record span (~61 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, 1964–2025 (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 Julissa 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.