girl's name
Julissa
- Gender Girl
- Letters 7
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 26,071
Julissa is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 205 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2006, when 1,530 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 16,173 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1964.
Julissa over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1960s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1960s | 180 |
| 1970s | 1,232 |
| 1980s | 1,399 |
| 1990s | 4,816 |
| 2000s | 10,528 |
| 2010s | 6,092 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 1,652 |
How popular is Julissa?
In 2025, Julissa was given to 205 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Julissa is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Julissa
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Julissa also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Julissa over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Julissa
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Julissa — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Julissa
How popular is the name Julissa?
In 2025, Julissa was given to 205 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Julissa a girl's or a boy's name?
Julissa is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Julissa most popular?
Julissa peaked in 2006, when 1,530 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Julissa a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Julissa currently ranks #1,136 in the United States. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.