Julissa
Julissa is a feminine given name. Notable people with the name include the following:Julissa, Mexican actress, producer and singer. Julissa (singer), Puerto Rican singer Julissa Bermúdez, American entertainer Julissa Diez, Peruvian taekwondoist Julissa Ferreras, American politician Julissa Gomez, American gymnast Julissa Miró, Peruvian model Julissa Nolasco, Puerto Rican politician Julissa…
- Spanish
Meaning & Origin of Julissa
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Julissa is a feminine given name. Notable people with the name include the following:Julissa, Mexican actress, producer and singer. Julissa (singer), Puerto Rican singer Julissa Bermúdez, American entertainer Julissa Diez, Peruvian taekwondoist Julissa Ferreras, American politician Julissa Gomez, American gymnast Julissa Miró, Peruvian model Julissa Nolasco, Puerto Rican politician Julissa…
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Spanish
The Story of Julissa
American parents first put Julissa on the record books as a baby girl name in 1964, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2006, when 1,530 Julissas were born — ranking #225 that year. About 40% of every Julissa on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Julissa ranks #1,078 for baby girls with 228 births, falling sharply (-33%). All told, over 26K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1960s to the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Julissa
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About the name Julissa
Julissa is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1964 and has accumulated 26K births in the dataset. Julissa's peak popularity came in 2006 when it ranked #219. Use the chart and map above to compare Julissa's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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