How Many People Are Named Jalisa?
An estimated 5,982 people in the United States have the first name Jalisa. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 29 years old, and Jalisa peaked in popularity in 1989 with 598 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Jalisa as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Jalisa paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
5,982
About 1 in 57,298 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
99.9% confidence
Average Age
29
years old
Peak Year
1989
598 births
Total Registered
6,173
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Jalisa
Jalisa is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 6,173 total births registered, 99.9% were female.
Jalisa as a male name
Ranked #7,367 in 1989
6 male births in 1989
Peak: 1989 (6 births)
Jalisa as a female name
Ranked #4,803 in 2024
28 female births in 2024
Peak: 1989 (592 births)
Jalisa: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Jalisa span from the 1980s to the 2020s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 3,124 babies were registered. Jalisa has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Jalisa by Decade
How has Jalisa tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Jalisa by State
Birth registrations for Jalisa span all 33 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Georgia, New York, Texas. The lowest are in Washington, Iowa, Delaware. On average, about 140 Jalisas were registered per state.
Jalisa + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Jalisa as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Jalisa: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Jalisa?
We estimate approximately 5,982 people named Jalisa are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 57,298 Americans share this first name.
Is Jalisa a common name?
Jalisa is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 96.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 6,173 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Jalisa most popular?
Jalisa reached peak popularity in 1989, when 598 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Jalisa is approximately 29 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Jalisa a female name?
Jalisa is predominantly female. 99.9% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Jalisa Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Jalisa Smith, Jalisa Johnson, Jalisa Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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