Jolisa
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- jo-LEE-sa
- Origin
- Modern
Jolisa is a girls' name of Modern origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Jolisa mean?
Modern: blend of Jo and Lisa
A modern combination of Jo and Lisa, following the pattern of names like Jolene and Joanna.
Is Jolisa a girl's or a boy's name?
Jolisa is a girls' name.
How popular is Jolisa 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 70 girls. It first appears in the records in 1960.
Half of all the girls named Jolisa in the US since 1880 were born between 1990 and 2008, the years shaded on the chart below.
Jolisa in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 8 | #11,117 |
| 2023 | 6 | #13,456 |
| 2022 | 7 | #12,237 |
| 2021 | 10 | #9,557 |
| 2020 | 14 | #7,554 |
| 2019 | 7 | #12,442 |
| 2018 | 9 | #10,540 |
| 2017 | 11 | #9,337 |
| 2016 | 13 | #8,390 |
| 2015 | 11 | #9,476 |
| 2014 | 12 | #8,961 |
| 2013 | 15 | #7,744 |
| 2012 | 11 | #9,706 |
| 2011 | 19 | #6,561 |
| 2010 | 22 | #5,975 |
| 2009 | 28 | #5,096 |
| 2008 | 16 | #7,738 |
| 2007 | 25 | #5,523 |
| 2006 | 10 | #10,606 |
| 2005 | 11 | #9,447 |
| 2004 | 9 | #10,684 |
| 2003 | 12 | #8,500 |
| 2002 | 17 | #6,386 |
| 2001 | 14 | #7,311 |
| 2000 | 18 | #5,932 |
| 1999 | 12 | #7,710 |
| 1998 | 25 | #4,363 |
| 1997 | 16 | #5,864 |
| 1996 | 12 | #7,125 |
| 1995 | 14 | #6,252 |
| 1994 | 23 | #4,371 |
| 1993 | 33 | #3,346 |
| 1992 | 49 | #2,543 |
| 1991 | 54 | #2,350 |
| 1990 | 49 | #2,459 |
| 1989 | 70 | #1,868 |
| 1988 | 39 | #2,695 |
| 1987 | 11 | #6,330 |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 7 | #8,045 |
| 1982 | 7 | #8,222 |
| 1981 | 6 | #9,108 |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 5 | #10,208 |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 5 | #9,650 |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 5 | #8,773 |
| 1973 | 7 | #6,664 |
| 1972 | 6 | #7,290 |
| 1971 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 7 | #6,361 |
| 1969 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 6 | #6,041 |
| 1966 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 5 | #6,566 |
| 1960 | 7 | #5,167 |
Nicknames for Jolisa
Names like Jolisa
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Ximena Ariana Alora Solana Xiomara Sierra Sophia Serena Juliana Julissa Mariana Lucero
Names related to Jolisa
More Modern names
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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, “Jolisa: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/jolisa, updated 20 October 2026.