Jelissa
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- jeh-LEE-sa
- Origin
- Modern
- US rank, 2025
- #14,937 for girls
Jelissa is a girls' name of Modern origin. In 2025 it ranked 14,937th for girls in the US (5 babies).
Where does Jelissa come from?
Modern: spelling of Jelisa; Je- with Lisa
Meaning borrowed from Jelisa.
Is Jelissa a girl's or a boy's name?
Jelissa is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 5 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Jelissa in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #14,937among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 5about 1 in 320,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to calltoo few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 5 girls in the US were named Jelissa, making it the 14,937th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 15,083rd. Its busiest year was 1992, with 64 girls. It first appears in the records in 1980.
Half of all the girls named Jelissa in the US since 1880 were born between 1991 and 2008, the years shaded on the chart below.
Jelissa in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | #14,937 |
| 2024 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 10 | #9,611 |
| 2022 | 11 | #9,050 |
| 2021 | 8 | #11,141 |
| 2020 | 5 | #15,083 |
| 2019 | 6 | #13,793 |
| 2018 | 12 | #8,612 |
| 2017 | 11 | #9,337 |
| 2016 | 11 | #9,408 |
| 2015 | 10 | #10,143 |
| 2014 | 18 | #6,711 |
| 2013 | 21 | #6,014 |
| 2012 | 19 | #6,573 |
| 2011 | 24 | #5,541 |
| 2010 | 26 | #5,245 |
| 2009 | 27 | #5,225 |
| 2008 | 23 | #5,952 |
| 2007 | 27 | #5,227 |
| 2006 | 22 | #5,904 |
| 2005 | 24 | #5,261 |
| 2004 | 22 | #5,551 |
| 2003 | 17 | #6,571 |
| 2002 | 18 | #6,124 |
| 2001 | 29 | #4,205 |
| 2000 | 25 | #4,644 |
| 1999 | 18 | #5,655 |
| 1998 | 15 | #6,355 |
| 1997 | 25 | #4,236 |
| 1996 | 29 | #3,718 |
| 1995 | 34 | #3,280 |
| 1994 | 40 | #2,930 |
| 1993 | 27 | #3,872 |
| 1992 | 64 | #2,100 |
| 1991 | 58 | #2,236 |
| 1990 | 45 | #2,595 |
| 1989 | 58 | #2,114 |
| 1988 | 57 | #2,046 |
| 1987 | 14 | #5,307 |
| 1986 | 7 | #8,518 |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 5 | #10,409 |
| 1980 | 11 | #5,911 |
Nicknames for Jelissa
- Lisa 61 girls in the UK in 2025
Names like Jelissa
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Jayla Samantha Kayla Alina Camila Paulina Sierra Bianca Estrella Janessa Isabella Fatima
Names related to Jelissa
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, “Jelissa: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/jelissa, updated 20 October 2026.