Jolissa
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- jo-LEE-sa
- Origin
- Modern
Jolissa is a girls' name of Modern origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Jolissa mean?
Modern: spelling of Jolisa; blend of Jo and Lisa
A modern combination of Jo and Lisa, following the pattern of names like Jolene and Joanna.
Meaning borrowed from Jolisa.
Is Jolissa a girl's or a boy's name?
Jolissa is a girls' name.
How popular is Jolissa in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1988, with 21 girls. It first appears in the records in 1979.
Half of all the girls named Jolissa in the US since 1880 were born between 1996 and 2012, the years shaded on the chart below.
Jolissa in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 8 | #11,164 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 11 | #8,973 |
| 2020 | 6 | #13,448 |
| 2019 | 9 | #10,467 |
| 2018 | 7 | #12,459 |
| 2017 | 6 | #14,120 |
| 2016 | 11 | #9,408 |
| 2015 | 12 | #8,926 |
| 2014 | 9 | #10,949 |
| 2013 | 12 | #9,031 |
| 2012 | 18 | #6,868 |
| 2011 | 15 | #7,779 |
| 2010 | 17 | #7,214 |
| 2009 | 20 | #6,541 |
| 2008 | 6 | #15,399 |
| 2007 | 12 | #9,535 |
| 2006 | 20 | #6,354 |
| 2005 | 11 | #9,447 |
| 2004 | 19 | #6,211 |
| 2003 | 5 | #15,777 |
| 2002 | 8 | #11,102 |
| 2001 | 9 | #10,095 |
| 2000 | 11 | #8,527 |
| 1999 | 9 | #9,472 |
| 1998 | 17 | #5,794 |
| 1997 | 18 | #5,413 |
| 1996 | 13 | #6,718 |
| 1995 | 7 | #10,509 |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 7 | #10,581 |
| 1992 | 18 | #5,260 |
| 1991 | 9 | #8,580 |
| 1990 | 6 | #11,403 |
| 1989 | 13 | #6,154 |
| 1988 | 21 | #4,167 |
| 1987 | 6 | #9,820 |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 5 | #10,208 |
Nicknames for Jolissa
Names like Jolissa
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Ximena Alora Solana Ariana Jimena Sophia Jayla Aria Jianna Montana Avianna Xiomara
Names related to Jolissa
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, “Jolissa: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/jolissa, updated 20 October 2026.