Recorded 1989–2022 Girls' name Peak 2006 945 births

Julyssa — girls' name

945 babies named Julyssa in U.S. Social Security records since 1989, with the highest year being 2006. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s51990s1872000s4672010s2562020s30
2000s
Peak decade

49% of everyone ever named Julyssa was born in this single decade.

2006
Single peak year

61 babies were named Julyssa in 2006 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Julyssa

The Social Security Administration has registered 945 babies named Julyssa between 1989 and 2022, spanning 34 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Julyssa currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2022. The name reached its historical peak in 2006, when 61 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Julyssa performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 467 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Julyssa shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 208 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Illinois. In total, SSA state-level files list Julyssa in 5 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Julyssa 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 945 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.

Julyssa at a glance

Last recorded 2022

Total births

945

Since 1989

34 years of records

Peak year

2006

61 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2022

Active since

1989

Recorded for 34 years

Last year on file: 2022

Julyssa popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–1989

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (2006)
61
Annual births at peak — across 34 years of records
020406080 20222017201220072002199719921989 5

Julyssa by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
467 births that decade — 49% of Julyssa's all-time total
1980s51990s1872000s4672010s2562020s30

Julyssa by state

Where Julyssa concentrates geographically — total births since 1989

Regionally concentrated
Top 5 states by recorded births for the name Julyssa
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
208 22.0%
#2 Texas
194 20.5%
#3 Illinois
27 2.9%
#4 Florida
23 2.4%
#5 New Mexico
5 0.5%
California share of Julyssa's total US births 22.0%
Even split

208 of 945 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Julyssa?
945 babies have been named Julyssa since 1989. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 2006 with 61 births.
When was Julyssa most popular?
Julyssa was most popular in the 2000s decade with 467 total births. The single peak year was 2006.
Where is Julyssa most popular?
The top states for the name Julyssa are California (208 births), Texas (194 births), Illinois (27 births).
How long has the name Julyssa been used?
Julyssa has been recorded in Social Security data since 1989, spanning 34 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Julyssa?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Julie, Julia, Juliana, Julianna, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1989–2022 (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.