Jelisa
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- jeh-LEE-sa
- Origin
- Modern
Jelisa is a girls' name of Modern origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Jelisa come from?
Modern: Je- with Lisa
Is Jelisa a girl's or a boy's name?
Jelisa is a girls' name.
How popular is Jelisa in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1989, with 145 girls. It first appears in the records in 1980.
Half of all the girls named Jelisa in the US since 1880 were born between 1989 and 1995, the years shaded on the chart below.
Jelisa in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5 | #15,288 |
| 2023 | 9 | #10,307 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 7 | #12,871 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 5 | #16,542 |
| 2012 | 10 | #10,424 |
| 2011 | 9 | #11,175 |
| 2010 | 7 | #13,442 |
| 2009 | 11 | #9,971 |
| 2008 | 8 | #12,574 |
| 2007 | 11 | #10,125 |
| 2006 | 16 | #7,480 |
| 2005 | 10 | #10,123 |
| 2004 | 15 | #7,386 |
| 2003 | 15 | #7,202 |
| 2002 | 15 | #7,039 |
| 2001 | 14 | #7,311 |
| 2000 | 17 | #6,202 |
| 1999 | 20 | #5,213 |
| 1998 | 17 | #5,794 |
| 1997 | 22 | #4,656 |
| 1996 | 23 | #4,448 |
| 1995 | 41 | #2,875 |
| 1994 | 39 | #2,983 |
| 1993 | 79 | #1,826 |
| 1992 | 104 | #1,504 |
| 1991 | 121 | #1,348 |
| 1990 | 136 | #1,225 |
| 1989 | 145 | #1,134 |
| 1988 | 133 | #1,146 |
| 1987 | 17 | #4,656 |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 5 | #10,672 |
| 1984 | 7 | #8,149 |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 5 | #10,390 |
Nicknames for Jelisa
- Lisa 61 girls in the UK in 2025
Names like Jelisa
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Jessica Samantha Amanda Kayla Sierra Bianca Jenna Janessa Miranda Johanna Alyssa Paulina
Names related to Jelisa
Julissa Jalissa Jalisa Julisa Jelissa Jolisa Jolissa Jalisha
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, “Jelisa: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/jelisa, updated 20 October 2026.