Jalesa
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- ja-LEE-sa
- Origin
- Modern
Jalesa is a girls' name of Modern origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Jalesa come from?
Modern: spelling of Jaleesa; Ja- prefix with Lisa or Leesa
Meaning borrowed from Jaleesa.
Is Jalesa a girl's or a boy's name?
Jalesa is a girls' name.
How popular is Jalesa in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1990, with 93 girls. It first appears in the records in 1988.
Half of all the girls named Jalesa in the US since 1880 were born between 1990 and 1994, the years shaded on the chart below.
Jalesa in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 7 | #13,339 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 7 | #13,827 |
| 2007 | 7 | #13,918 |
| 2006 | 5 | #17,163 |
| 2005 | 5 | #16,455 |
| 2004 | 5 | #16,092 |
| 2003 | 12 | #8,500 |
| 2002 | 10 | #9,476 |
| 2001 | 7 | #12,049 |
| 2000 | 7 | #11,794 |
| 1999 | 10 | #8,798 |
| 1998 | 8 | #10,116 |
| 1997 | 13 | #6,839 |
| 1996 | 20 | #4,878 |
| 1995 | 27 | #3,873 |
| 1994 | 40 | #2,930 |
| 1993 | 51 | #2,446 |
| 1992 | 73 | #1,903 |
| 1991 | 79 | #1,801 |
| 1990 | 93 | #1,601 |
| 1989 | 84 | #1,635 |
| 1988 | 77 | #1,670 |
Names like Jalesa
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Shayla, Jamila, Samira, Janessa, Jada, Jahzara, Aziza, Amira, Khadija, Alisha, Aisha, Amanda
Names related to Jalesa
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, “Jalesa: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/jalesa, updated 20 October 2026.