Boy or Girl

Is Jalisa a boy or girl name?

Jalisa is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 28 girls and 0 boys were named Jalisa, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.9% of the 6,173 US babies named Jalisa were girls.

Boy rank, 2024
Not ranked
Girl rank, 2024
#4,803
Babies named Jalisa since 1980
6,173
Most popular year
1989
598 babies
Babies named Jalisa each year in the US
Line chart of US births named Jalisa from 1980 to 2024, boys and girls. The table below has every value.0150300450600198020002020

Boys and girls named Jalisa, by decade

DecadeBoysGirlsShare girls
1980s61,22099.5%
1990s03,124100%
2000s01,088100%
2010s0578100%
2020s0157100%
Every year
YearBoysBoy rankGirlsGirl rank
20240–28#4,803
20230–31#4,503
20220–29#4,714
20210–32#4,361
20200–37#3,861
20190–37#3,959
20180–28#4,815
20170–23#5,577
20160–42#3,673
20150–58#2,979
20140–61#2,826
20130–70#2,543
20120–87#2,171
20110–90#2,131
20100–82#2,321
20090–105#1,984
20080–99#2,064
20070–98#2,075
20060–114#1,807
20050–107#1,823
20040–103#1,841
20030–92#1,974
20020–108#1,699
20010–126#1,491
20000–136#1,372
19990–111#1,533
19980–154#1,203
19970–167#1,126
19960–208#935
19950–235#834
19940–262#777
19930–350#641
19920–497#494
19910–588#432
19900–552#448
19896#7,367592#419
19880–520#437
19870–73#1,666
19860–7#8,891
19850–6#9,768
19840–6#9,570
19830–0–
19820–5#11,129
19810–5#11,013
19800–6#9,531

Highest rank

As a boy name, Jalisa reached #7,367 in 1989. As a girl name, it reached #419 in 1989. 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 Jalisa

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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.