Jalyssa
Jalyssa was the 6655th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 17 babies. Its best year was 2007, when it ranked 1961st with 105 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 2,777 places. More babies were named Jalyssa in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #6,655 girls, down 1,273 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 17girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2007105 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,703babies recorded
Jalyssa popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #6,655 | 17 |
| 2020 | #5,382 | 23 |
| 2010 | #2,500 | 74 |
| 2000 | #3,359 | 40 |
| 1990 | #3,182 | 35 |
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| 1960 | — | — |
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How popular is Jalyssa, counting every spelling?
Jalyssa is a spelling of Jalissa, a name family that had 65 girls in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 65 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jalissa | 21 | #5,801 | 150 |
| Jalisa | 27 | #4,924 | 147 |
| Jalyssa | 17 | #6,655 | 66 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Jalyssa?
17 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Jalyssa (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Jalyssa born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 495 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Jalyssa.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Jalyssa?
About 1,700 people born in the US named Jalyssa are alive today, with a median age of 20; half are between 15 and 26. That makes Jalyssa mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Jalyssa by state
How common Jalyssa was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 49 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
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Questions about the name Jalyssa
How popular is the name Jalyssa?
Jalyssa was the 6655th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 17 babies. Its best year was 2007, when it ranked 1961st with 105 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 2,777 places. More babies were named Jalyssa in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Jalyssa a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Jalyssa in the US.
Where is Jalyssa most popular?
In 2021–2025, Jalyssa was most common in Florida (0.01 per 1,000 girls), followed by California and California.