US rank #2697 Girls' name Peak 1997 4,103 births

Yulissa — #2697 US girls' name

4,103 babies named Yulissa in U.S. Social Security records since 1974, with the highest year being 1997. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s101980s291990s10612000s16432010s10332020s327
#2697
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 85% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

40% of everyone ever named Yulissa was born in this single decade.

1997
Single peak year

612 babies were named Yulissa in 1997 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Yulissa

The Social Security Administration has registered 4,103 babies named Yulissa between 1974 and 2024, spanning 51 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Yulissa currently holds the #2697 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1997, when 612 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Yulissa performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 1,643 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Yulissa shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 1,086 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Illinois. In total, SSA state-level files list Yulissa in 21 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Yulissa 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 4,103 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.

Yulissa at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

4,103

Since 1974

51 years of records

Peak year

1997

612 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#2,697

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1974

Recorded for 51 years

Last year on file: 2024

Yulissa popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1974

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1997)
612
Annual births at peak — across 51 years of records
-2000200400600800 20242018201220062000199419851974 5

Yulissa by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
1,643 births that decade — 40% of Yulissa's all-time total
1970s101980s291990s10612000s16432010s10332020s327

Yulissa by state

Where Yulissa concentrates geographically — total births since 1974

Regionally concentrated
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Yulissa
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
1,086 26.5%
#2 Texas
983 24.0%
#3 Illinois
251 6.1%
#4 Arizona
196 4.8%
#5 Florida
138 3.4%
#6 New York
63 1.5%
#7 Washington
55 1.3%
#8 Colorado
38 0.9%
California share of Yulissa's total US births 26.5%
Even split

1,086 of 4,103 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 21 reporting states.

Yulissa appears in 21 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Yulissa?
4,103 babies have been named Yulissa since 1974. It currently ranks #2697 among girls. The peak year was 1997 with 612 births.
When was Yulissa most popular?
Yulissa was most popular in the 2000s decade with 1,643 total births. The single peak year was 1997.
Where is Yulissa most popular?
The top states for the name Yulissa are California (1,086 births), Texas (983 births), Illinois (251 births).
How long has the name Yulissa been used?
Yulissa has been recorded in Social Security data since 1974, spanning 51 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Yulissa?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Yuliana, Yulisa, Yulianna, Yulanda, 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, 1974–2024 (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.