Boy or Girl

Is Jalissa a boy or girl name?

Jalissa is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 32 girls and 0 boys were named Jalissa, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 3,505 US babies named Jalissa were girls.

Boy rank, 2024
Not ranked
Girl rank, 2024
#4,403
Babies named Jalissa since 1985
3,505
Most popular year
1988
172 babies
Babies named Jalissa each year in the US
Line chart of US births named Jalissa from 1985 to 2024, boys and girls. The table below has every value.05010015020020002020

Boys and girls named Jalissa, by decade

DecadeBoysGirlsShare girls
1980s0357100%
1990s01,086100%
2000s01,164100%
2010s0720100%
2020s0178100%
Every year
YearBoysBoy rankGirlsGirl rank
20240–32#4,403
20230–27#4,919
20220–31#4,517
20210–39#3,834
20200–49#3,200
20190–50#3,191
20180–41#3,702
20170–59#2,848
20160–60#2,841
20150–70#2,569
20140–62#2,793
20130–93#2,073
20120–83#2,270
20110–92#2,093
20100–110#1,851
20090–131#1,699
20080–132#1,691
20070–164#1,440
20060–170#1,361
20050–116#1,710
20040–104#1,827
20030–94#1,931
20020–99#1,811
20010–84#2,019
20000–70#2,248
19990–71#2,142
19980–64#2,226
19970–94#1,674
19960–76#1,900
19950–89#1,659
19940–110#1,444
19930–123#1,346
19920–139#1,249
19910–164#1,098
19900–156#1,122
19890–153#1,094
19880–172#970
19870–22#3,904
19860–5#11,608
19850–5#11,313

Highest rank

Jalissa has never been ranked as a boy name. As a girl name, it reached #970 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 Jalissa

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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.