girls' name ★ peaked 2006

Julissa

Gender Girl Rank 2025 #1,136 Trend ↓ Falling 35%

A female given name from Spanish recently borrowed from Spanish.

Rank 2025
#1,136
among girls · ↓99 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
205
named Julissa · -16% vs 2024
How common
1 in 7,840
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2006
1,530 babies
All-time total
25,899
#903 all-time among girls
First recorded
1964
in Social Security records

Julissa popularity over time

25,899 babies have been named Julissa since 1964, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.250.50.75118801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
GirlsBoys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – – – – – –
1920s – – – – – –
1930s – – – – – –
1940s – – – – – –
1950s – – – – – –
1960s 180 – 180 18 – #961
1970s 1,232 – 1,232 123 +584% #844
1980s 1,399 – 1,399 140 +14% #736
1990s 4,810 6 4,816 482 +244% #219
2000s 10,523 5 10,528 1,053 +119% #225
2010s 6,092 – 6,092 609 -42% #367
2020s (to 2025) 1,652 – 1,652 275 -55% #784

Where Julissa is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 190 0.12 outside top 500
2027 178 0.11 outside top 500
2028 168 0.10 outside top 500
2029 160 0.10 outside top 500
2030 154 0.10 outside top 500

Where Julissa is most popular

Girls named Julissa per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.161 per 1,000. Strongest in California, Texas, and Arizona.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Julissa born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
California 384 0.457 +184%
Texas 272 0.338 +110%
Arizona 41 0.292 +82%
Illinois 65 0.284 +77%
Maryland 23 0.217 +35%
New Mexico 5 0.206 +28%
Colorado 22 0.197 +23%
New Jersey 30 0.166 ≈ national
Florida 68 0.159 ≈ national
North Carolina 30 0.132 -18%
Nevada 6 0.129 -20%
Washington 18 0.125 -23%
Georgia 27 0.119 -26%
Wisconsin 11 0.107 -34%
New York 39 0.098 -39%
South Carolina 5 0.056 -65%
Alabama 5 0.053 -67%
Pennsylvania 12 0.051 -68%
Tennessee 7 0.044 -73%
Indiana 5 0.036 -78%
Virginia 5 0.029 -82%
Alaska – – –
Arkansas – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maine – – –
Michigan – – –
Minnesota – – –
Missouri – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
Ohio – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Dakota – – –
Utah – – –
Vermont – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Julissa

Julissa is uncommon for girls in the United States, ranked #1,136 in 2025 with 205 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1964, 25,899 American babies have been named Julissa. Its peak came in 2006, when 1,530 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2000s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Julissa stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Julissa?

The median living Julissa is about 20 years old; half are between 14 and 27. An estimated 26 thousand people named Julissa are alive in the United States today.

median 20 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Julissa year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 205 #1,136 – –
2024 243 #1,037 – –
2023 285 #932 – –
2022 280 #960 – –
2021 292 #916 – –
2020 347 #784 – –
2019 416 #696 – –
2018 412 #707 – –
2017 444 #663 – –
2016 503 #598 – –
2015 565 #549 – –
2014 621 #503 – –
2013 694 #441 – –
2012 774 #402 – –
2011 792 #399 – –
2010 871 #367 – –
2009 936 #350 – –
2008 978 #339 – –
2007 1,502 #235 – –
2006 1,530 #225 – –
2005 1,191 #279 – –
2004 1,018 #311 – –
2003 867 #356 – –
2002 797 #373 – –
2001 906 #340 5 #11,440
2000 798 #369 – –
1995 254 #784 – –
1990 264 #777 – –
1985 151 #1,009 – –
1980 93 #1,354 – –
1975 135 #939 – –
1970 116 #1,055 – –
1965 – – – –
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Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Julissa, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Julissa?

The median living Julissa is about 20 years old. Half of all living Julissas are between 14 and 27 years old.

How many people named Julissa are alive today?

An estimated 26 thousand people named Julissa are alive in the United States, based on 25,899 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Julissa mean?

A female given name from Spanish recently borrowed from Spanish.

How popular is the name Julissa in 2025?

Julissa ranked #1,136 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 205 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Julissa?

25,899 babies have been named Julissa in the United States since 1964, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Julissa most popular?

Julissa peaked in 2006, when 1,530 newborns received the name.

Is Julissa a boy or girl name?

Julissa is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Julissa rising or falling?

Julissa is declining, less popular now than a decade ago.

Will Julissa become more popular?

Julissa is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 154 girls named Julissa in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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