Jalyssa
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- juh-LIS-uh
- Origin
- Modern
- US rank, 2025
- #6,545 for girls
Jalyssa is a girls' name of Modern origin. In 2025 it ranked 6,545th for girls in the US (17 babies).
Where does Jalyssa come from?
Modern: J- combined with Alyssa
Is Jalyssa a girl's or a boy's name?
Jalyssa is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 17 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Jalyssa in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 6,545th among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 17 about 1 in 95,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Falling down 54% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 17 girls in the US were named Jalyssa, making it the 6,545th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 5,310th. Its busiest year was 2007, with 105 girls. It first appears in the records in 1987.
Half of all the girls named Jalyssa in the US since 1880 were born between 2000 and 2011, the years shaded on the chart below.
Jalyssa in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 17 | #6,545 |
| 2024 | 8 | #11,117 |
| 2023 | 9 | #10,307 |
| 2022 | 21 | #5,790 |
| 2021 | 11 | #8,973 |
| 2020 | 23 | #5,310 |
| 2019 | 18 | #6,410 |
| 2018 | 33 | #4,236 |
| 2017 | 30 | #4,574 |
| 2016 | 42 | #3,656 |
| 2015 | 39 | #3,841 |
| 2014 | 36 | #4,101 |
| 2013 | 39 | #3,847 |
| 2012 | 65 | #2,708 |
| 2011 | 66 | #2,663 |
| 2010 | 74 | #2,493 |
| 2009 | 102 | #2,016 |
| 2008 | 99 | #2,062 |
| 2007 | 105 | #1,957 |
| 2006 | 68 | #2,631 |
| 2005 | 89 | #2,087 |
| 2004 | 73 | #2,342 |
| 2003 | 70 | #2,365 |
| 2002 | 53 | #2,815 |
| 2001 | 56 | #2,659 |
| 2000 | 40 | #3,329 |
| 1999 | 42 | #3,096 |
| 1998 | 45 | #2,886 |
| 1997 | 33 | #3,445 |
| 1996 | 34 | #3,356 |
| 1995 | 21 | #4,672 |
| 1994 | 32 | #3,443 |
| 1993 | 32 | #3,417 |
| 1992 | 32 | #3,413 |
| 1991 | 33 | #3,295 |
| 1990 | 35 | #3,151 |
| 1989 | 37 | #2,925 |
| 1988 | 36 | #2,862 |
| 1987 | 5 | #11,320 |
Names like Jalyssa
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Jayla, Jaliyah, Amira, Kaliyah, Aaliyah, Samira, Zaniyah, Zariah, Safa, Ayla, Salma, Zayla
Names related to Jalyssa
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, “Jalyssa: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/jalyssa, updated 20 October 2026.