Jelissa is a rare girls' name that peaked in 1992 and has since faded.
Jelissa is a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #15,940 for girl births in the United States (and #26,448 across all names), given to 5 babies. Jelissa was first reported in SSA data in 1980 and peaked in 1992 (64 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | 5 | #15,940 |
| 2023 | 10 | 10 | #9,911 |
| 2022 | 11 | 11 | #9,317 |
| 2021 | 8 | 8 | #11,569 |
| 2020 | 5 | 5 | #16,183 |
| 2019 | 6 | 6 | #14,554 |
| 2018 | 12 | 12 | #8,863 |
| 2017 | 11 | 11 | #9,598 |
| 2016 | 11 | 11 | #9,705 |
| 2015 | 10 | 10 | #10,452 |
| 2014 | 18 | 18 | #6,837 |
| 2013 | 21 | 21 | #6,117 |
| 2012 | 19 | 19 | #6,714 |
| 2011 | 24 | 24 | #5,630 |
| 2010 | 26 | 26 | #5,317 |
| 2009 | 27 | 27 | #5,287 |
| 2008 | 23 | 23 | #6,026 |
| 2007 | 27 | 27 | #5,298 |
| 2006 | 22 | 22 | #6,011 |
| 2005 | 24 | 24 | #5,343 |
| 2004 | 22 | 22 | #5,646 |
| 2003 | 17 | 17 | #6,721 |
| 2002 | 18 | 18 | #6,252 |
| 2001 | 29 | 29 | #4,256 |
| 2000 | 25 | 25 | #4,715 |
| 1999 | 18 | 18 | #5,761 |
| 1998 | 15 | 15 | #6,509 |
| 1997 | 25 | — | #4,276 |
| 1996 | 29 | — | #3,765 |
| 1995 | 34 | — | #3,314 |
| 1994 | 40 | — | #2,956 |
| 1993 | 27 | — | #3,917 |
| 1992 | 64 | — | #2,113 |
| 1991 | 58 | — | #2,254 |
| 1990 | 45 | — | #2,617 |
| 1989 | 58 | — | #2,130 |
| 1988 | 57 | — | #2,059 |
| 1987 | 14 | — | #5,416 |
| 1986 | 7 | — | #8,925 |
| 1981 | 5 | — | #11,060 |
| 1980 | 11 | — | #6,070 |