How Many People Are Named Jelisa?
An estimated 1,059 people in the United States have the first name Jelisa. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 32 years old, and Jelisa peaked in popularity in 1989 with 145 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Jelisa 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 Jelisa paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,059
About 1 in 323,658 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
32
years old
Peak Year
1989
145 births
Total Registered
1,098
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Jelisa
Jelisa is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,098 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Jelisa as a female name
Ranked #16,269 in 2024
5 female births in 2024
Peak: 1989 (145 births)
Jelisa: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Jelisa span from the 1980s to the 2020s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 602 babies were registered. Jelisa has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Jelisa by Decade
How has Jelisa 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.
Jelisa by State
Birth registrations for Jelisa span all 18 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Illinois, New York, Texas. The lowest are in Ohio, Connecticut, Arkansas. On average, about 28 Jelisas were registered per state.
Jelisa + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Jelisa as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Jelisa: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Jelisa?
We estimate approximately 1,059 people named Jelisa 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 323,658 Americans share this first name.
Is Jelisa a common name?
Jelisa is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 90.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,098 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Jelisa most popular?
Jelisa reached peak popularity in 1989, when 145 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Jelisa is approximately 32 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Jelisa a female name?
Jelisa is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Jelisa Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Jelisa Smith, Jelisa Johnson, Jelisa 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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