Jelisa

JEH-lih-suh /ˈdʒɛlɪsə/
girl 3 syllables fading

Jelisa is a rare girls' name that peaked in 1989 and has since faded.

Jelisa is a girl name. It last appears in U.S. records in 2024. Jelisa was first reported in SSA data in 1980 and peaked in 1989 (145 births).

About the name Jelisa

PronunciationJEH-lih-suh /ˈdʒɛlɪsə/
145peak births 1989
1980first in SSA data

Names similar to Jelisa

How popular is Jelisa?

Girls named Jelisa
198019902000201020202024
Girls named Jelisa per year hover for count and girls rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1980–2024 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–2024) SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here

Jelisa total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territoriesRank
202455#16,330
202399#10,685
201677#13,527
201355#17,759
20121010#10,782
201199#11,610
201077#14,132
20091111#10,280
200888#13,112
20071111#10,428
20061616#7,647
20051010#10,459
20041515#7,582
20031515#7,371
20021515#7,213
20011414#7,492
20001717#6,318
19992020#5,315
19981717#5,914
199722—#4,721
199623—#4,499
199541—#2,898
199439—#3,003
199379—#1,835
1992104—#1,509
1991121—#1,356
1990136—#1,231
1989145—#1,142
1988133—#1,151
198717—#4,747
19855—#11,356
19847—#8,519
19805—#11,015