How Many People Are Named Yulissa?
An estimated 4,037 people in the United States have the first name Yulissa. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 20 years old, and Yulissa peaked in popularity in 1997 with 612 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Yulissa 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 Yulissa paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
4,037
About 1 in 84,903 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
20
years old
Peak Year
1997
612 births
Total Registered
4,103
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Yulissa
Yulissa is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 4,103 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Yulissa as a female name
Ranked #2,709 in 2024
64 female births in 2024
Peak: 1997 (612 births)
Yulissa: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Yulissa span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 1,643 babies were registered. Yulissa has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Yulissa by Decade
How has Yulissa 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.
Yulissa by State
Birth registrations for Yulissa span all 21 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Illinois. The lowest are in Pennsylvania, Nebraska, Massachusetts. On average, about 142 Yulissas were registered per state.
Yulissa + Last Name Combinations
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Yulissa: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Yulissa?
We estimate approximately 4,037 people named Yulissa 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 84,903 Americans share this first name.
Is Yulissa a common name?
Yulissa is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 96% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 4,103 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Yulissa most popular?
Yulissa reached peak popularity in 1997, when 612 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Yulissa is approximately 20 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Yulissa a female name?
Yulissa is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Yulissa Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Yulissa Smith, Yulissa Johnson, Yulissa 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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