Girls' name · peaked in 2006
Julissa name popularity since 1925
25,899 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Julissa. Half of them were born in 2005 or earlier, so the typical Julissa is about 21 years old in 2026. Julissa peaked in 2006 as the #225 name for girls, and it was outside the top 1,000 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 25,899
- Named Julissa, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- Not top 1,000
- #1,136 for girls in 2025
- Girls / boys
- 100.0% girls
- 25,888 girls · 11 boys
- Most popular in
- Texas
- 2.90× its national share
Peak year is the year Julissa made up the largest share of US girls, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Julissa births per year, 1925–2025
2006 was the biggest year for Julissa both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 1992 and 1997, Julissa became 5.2× more common, from 1 in 6,660 baby girls to 1 in 1,280.
- Steepest fall: Between 2006 and 2011, its share of baby girls fell by 44%, from 1 in 1,240 to 1 in 2,220.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Julissa's share of all US girls five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Julissa.
Decade by decade
Babies named Julissa in each decade, and its rank among girls' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1960s | 180 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1970s | 1,232 | 0 | #939 |
| 1980s | 1,399 | 0 | #1,009 |
| 1990s | 4,810 | 6 | #784 |
| 2000s | 10,523 | 5 | #279 |
| 2010s | 6,092 | 0 | #549 |
| 2020–25 | 1,652 | 0 | #1,136 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 girls that year, so they can go past 1,000. "Under 5" means fewer than 5 girls got the name.
Generation fingerprint
61.7% of babies named Julissa from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Z years (1997–2012). The full split by generation:
Where Julissa is most popular
The index compares Julissa's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Julissa.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Texas | 2.90× | 5,559 |
| California | 2.80× | 7,253 |
| Arizona | 2.47× | 782 |
| Florida | 1.50× | 1,323 |
| Illinois | 1.41× | 1,684 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Julissa and were given to at least 1,000 girls from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Girls | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Julissa (this page) | 25,888 | 2006 |
| Julisa | 4,404 | 1997 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Julissa's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Julissa.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Julissa (2006).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data