Jolyssa
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- joh-LISS-uh
- Origin
- Modern
Jolyssa is a girls' name of Modern origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Jolyssa come from?
Modern: blend of Jo or Jolie with Alyssa
Is Jolyssa a girl's or a boy's name?
Jolyssa is a girls' name.
How popular is Jolyssa in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2006, with 14 girls. It first appears in the records in 1998.
Half of all the girls named Jolyssa in the US since 1880 were born between 2002 and 2009, the years shaded on the chart below.
Jolyssa in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 5 | #16,413 |
| 2014 | 6 | #14,552 |
| 2013 | 8 | #11,964 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 10 | #10,370 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 6 | #15,236 |
| 2008 | 6 | #15,399 |
| 2007 | 8 | #12,671 |
| 2006 | 14 | #8,234 |
| 2005 | 5 | #16,455 |
| 2004 | 5 | #16,092 |
| 2003 | 12 | #8,500 |
| 2002 | 10 | #9,476 |
| 2001 | 7 | #12,049 |
| 2000 | 9 | #9,867 |
| 1999 | 6 | #12,681 |
| 1998 | 7 | #11,132 |
Names like Jolyssa
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Jayla, Julia, Isabella, Eliza, Emma, Sophia, Johanna, Jimena, Camila, Alondra, Jianna, Paulina
Names related to Jolyssa
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, “Jolyssa: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/jolyssa, updated 20 October 2026.