Is Jaleesa a boy or girl name?
Jaleesa was a girl name in the US. Across 1880–2024, 99.8% of the 3,267 US babies named Jaleesa were girls. Fewer than 10 babies were given the name in 2024.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #14,146
- Babies named Jaleesa since 1987
- 3,267
- Most popular year
- 1988
- 718 babies
Boys and girls named Jaleesa, by decade
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 6 | #14,146 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 7 | #12,674 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 11 | #9,302 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 15 | #7,409 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 20 | #5,952 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 27 | #4,965 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 19 | #6,360 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 31 | #4,523 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 56 | #2,989 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 40 | #3,799 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 18 | #6,829 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 18 | #6,850 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 17 | #7,257 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 22 | #6,024 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 14 | #8,438 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 16 | #7,831 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 31 | #4,803 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 21 | #6,417 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 25 | #5,445 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 39 | #3,766 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 28 | #4,759 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 16 | #7,013 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 29 | #4,325 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 19 | #5,914 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 28 | #4,335 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 48 | #2,825 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 35 | #3,446 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 37 | #3,186 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 46 | #2,690 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 58 | #2,290 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 78 | #1,830 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 128 | #1,315 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 255 | #793 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 252 | #812 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 338 | #658 |
| 1989 | 6 | #7,366 | 579 | #429 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 718 | #345 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 116 | #1,230 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Jaleesa reached #7,366 in 1989. As a girl name, it reached #345 in 1988. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1980s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Jaleesa
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.