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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Julisa

Julisa was the 8084th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 13 babies. Its best year was 1997, when it ranked 730th with 292 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 5,101 places. More babies were named Julisa in the 2000s than in any other decade.

Meaning (as Julissa) Origin uncertain · Spanish

Rank in 2025
#8,084 girls, down 2,692 places since 2020
Babies in 2025
13girls
Girls and boys
Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
Peak year
1997292 babies
Total since 1880
4,404babies recorded

What does the name Julisa mean?

Julisa is a spelling of Julissa, pronounced the same way, so it shares Julissa's meaning and origin.

Julissa is a modern Spanish-language name, recently borrowed into English according to Wiktionary, which gives no etymology. It appears to be an elaboration of Julia with the ending -issa (as in Clarissa or Melissa), but this is not documented. It was made familiar in the 1970s by the Puerto Rican singer Julissa. In the US it was most popular in the 2000s.

How sure is this? Uncertain. No documented etymology; the Julia + -issa analysis is likely but unconfirmed.

Related names: Julia, Julisa, Julieta.

See also: Spanish names.

Sources for this meaning

Julisa popularity since 1880

0125250375500 1900192019401960198020002020
Girls Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.
YearRank (girls)Babies (girls)
2025#8,08413
2020#5,39223
2010#1,867109
2000#1,263155
1990#1,62792
1980#2,71734
1970#3,15221
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How popular is Julisa, counting every spelling?

Julisa is a spelling of Julissa, a name family that ranked #1,032 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #8,084 for Julisa on its own. Together these spellings went to 225 girls in 2025.

SpellingBabies 2025Official rankBabies 2021–2025
Julissa205#1,1361,305
Julisa13#8,084100

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 Julisa?

13 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Julisa (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Julisa 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 646 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Julisa.

Chance of another Julisa in a class of 20under 1 in 50US, born 2025

Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.

How old are people named Julisa?

About 4,300 people born in the US named Julisa are alive today, with a median age of 25; half are between 19 and 33. That makes Julisa mostly worn by children and young adults.

0–910–1920–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970–7980–8990+
Estimated people alive in the US with the name, by age, mid-2026. The darker bar holds the median age.

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.

Julisa by state

How common Julisa 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.

Alaska: fewer than 5 a yearAK–Maine: fewer than 5 a yearME–Wisconsin: fewer than 5 a yearWI–Vermont: fewer than 5 a yearVT–New Hampshire: fewer than 5 a yearNH–Washington: fewer than 5 a yearWA–Idaho: fewer than 5 a yearID–Montana: fewer than 5 a yearMT–North Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearND–Minnesota: fewer than 5 a yearMN–Illinois: fewer than 5 a yearIL–Michigan: fewer than 5 a yearMI–New York: fewer than 5 a yearNY–Massachusetts: fewer than 5 a yearMA–Oregon: fewer than 5 a yearOR–Nevada: fewer than 5 a yearNV–Wyoming: fewer than 5 a yearWY–South Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearSD–Iowa: fewer than 5 a yearIA–Indiana: fewer than 5 a yearIN–Ohio: fewer than 5 a yearOH–Pennsylvania: fewer than 5 a yearPA–New Jersey: fewer than 5 a yearNJ–Connecticut: fewer than 5 a yearCT–Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: 0.01 per 1,000 babiesCA0.01Utah: fewer than 5 a yearUT–Colorado: fewer than 5 a yearCO–Nebraska: fewer than 5 a yearNE–Missouri: fewer than 5 a yearMO–Kentucky: fewer than 5 a yearKY–West Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearWV–Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearVA–Maryland: fewer than 5 a yearMD–Delaware: fewer than 5 a yearDE–Arizona: fewer than 5 a yearAZ–New Mexico: fewer than 5 a yearNM–Kansas: fewer than 5 a yearKS–Arkansas: fewer than 5 a yearAR–Tennessee: fewer than 5 a yearTN–North Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearNC–South Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearSC–District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: fewer than 5 a yearOK–Louisiana: fewer than 5 a yearLA–Mississippi: fewer than 5 a yearMS–Alabama: fewer than 5 a yearAL–Georgia: fewer than 5 a yearGA–Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: 0.01 per 1,000 babiesTX0.01Florida: fewer than 5 a yearFL–
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Julisa, girls, 2021–2025. Darker means more common.

Names with a similar history

These names rose and fell in step with Julisa: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Julisa, they share its era and feel.

Questions about the name Julisa

What does Julisa mean?

The origin of Julissa is uncertain: no documented etymology; the Julia + -issa analysis is likely but unconfirmed.

How popular is the name Julisa?

Julisa was the 8084th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 13 babies. Its best year was 1997, when it ranked 730th with 292 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 5,101 places. More babies were named Julisa in the 2000s than in any other decade.

Is Julisa a boy or girl name?

In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Julisa in the US.

Where is Julisa most popular?

In 2021–2025, Julisa was most common in Texas (0.01 per 1,000 girls), followed by California and California.