Jaleesa
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- ja-LEE-sa
- Origin
- Modern
Jaleesa is a girls' name of Modern origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Jaleesa come from?
Modern: Ja- prefix with Lisa or Leesa
Is Jaleesa a girl's or a boy's name?
Jaleesa is a girls' name.
How popular is Jaleesa in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1988, with 718 girls. It first appears in the records in 1987.
Half of all the girls named Jaleesa in the US since 1880 were born between 1988 and 1994, the years shaded on the chart below.
Jaleesa in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 6 | #13,472 |
| 2023 | 7 | #12,192 |
| 2022 | 11 | #9,050 |
| 2021 | 15 | #7,245 |
| 2020 | 20 | #5,846 |
| 2019 | 27 | #4,908 |
| 2018 | 19 | #6,244 |
| 2017 | 31 | #4,475 |
| 2016 | 56 | #2,966 |
| 2015 | 40 | #3,766 |
| 2014 | 18 | #6,711 |
| 2013 | 18 | #6,725 |
| 2012 | 17 | #7,140 |
| 2011 | 22 | #5,932 |
| 2010 | 14 | #8,267 |
| 2009 | 16 | #7,676 |
| 2008 | 31 | #4,760 |
| 2007 | 21 | #6,319 |
| 2006 | 25 | #5,382 |
| 2005 | 39 | #3,726 |
| 2004 | 28 | #4,703 |
| 2003 | 16 | #6,880 |
| 2002 | 29 | #4,276 |
| 2001 | 19 | #5,817 |
| 2000 | 28 | #4,286 |
| 1999 | 48 | #2,809 |
| 1998 | 35 | #3,423 |
| 1997 | 37 | #3,158 |
| 1996 | 46 | #2,668 |
| 1995 | 58 | #2,277 |
| 1994 | 78 | #1,822 |
| 1993 | 128 | #1,310 |
| 1992 | 255 | #790 |
| 1991 | 252 | #809 |
| 1990 | 338 | #656 |
| 1989 | 579 | #429 |
| 1988 | 718 | #344 |
| 1987 | 116 | #1,227 |
Names like Jaleesa
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Samira Amira Aaliyah Safa Zaira Khadija Safiya Jaliyah Summer Zahara Shayla Aliya
Names related to Jaleesa
More Modern names
Jayden Ailany Myla Kayden Nevaeh Jax Indie Miley Raelynn Kaiden Kehlani Alayna Caden Zayden Wrenley Mya
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Jaleesa: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/jaleesa, updated 20 October 2026.