How Many People Are Named Jalissa?
An estimated 3,428 people in the United States have the first name Jalissa. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 23 years old, and Jalissa peaked in popularity in 1988 with 172 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Jalissa 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 Jalissa paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
3,428
About 1 in 99,987 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
23
years old
Peak Year
1988
172 births
Total Registered
3,505
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Jalissa
Jalissa is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 3,505 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Jalissa as a female name
Ranked #4,403 in 2024
32 female births in 2024
Peak: 1988 (172 births)
Jalissa: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Jalissa span from the 1980s to the 2020s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 1,164 babies were registered. Jalissa has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Jalissa by Decade
How has Jalissa 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.
Jalissa by State
Birth registrations for Jalissa span all 21 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, California, Texas. The lowest are in Indiana, Colorado, Massachusetts. On average, about 97 Jalissas were registered per state.
Jalissa + Last Name Combinations
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Jalissa: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Jalissa?
We estimate approximately 3,428 people named Jalissa 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 99,987 Americans share this first name.
Is Jalissa a common name?
Jalissa is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 95.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 3,505 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Jalissa most popular?
Jalissa reached peak popularity in 1988, when 172 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Jalissa is approximately 23 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Jalissa a female name?
Jalissa is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Jalissa Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Jalissa Smith, Jalissa Johnson, Jalissa 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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