Girl · #1,078 in 2026

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
Current Rank
#1,078
Peak Rank
#219 (2006)
Total Babies
26K
5-Yr Trend
-33%
1964
First Year
2026
Last Year
2006
Peak Year
#219
Peak Rank
26K
Total Count
62
Years Active

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

Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Julissa. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.

Names that sound like Julissa

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Frequently Asked Questions about Julissa

What does the name Julissa mean?
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…
What is the origin of the name Julissa?
Julissa has roots in the following cultural and linguistic traditions: Spanish.
How popular is Julissa in 2026?
In 2026, Julissa ranks #1,078 among girls' names in the U.S., with 228 babies given the name that year.
When was Julissa most popular?
Julissa reached its peak popularity in 2006, ranking #219 that year with 1,530 babies given the name.
In which U.S. states is Julissa most popular?
Julissa has historically been most popular in Puerto Rico, Texas, California. Rankings vary year to year, but these states show the strongest concentration of births named Julissa.
Is Julissa a unisex name?
In U.S. Social Security records, Julissa is primarily a girl's name. We don't have meaningful data for it as a boy's name.
What names go well with Julissa?
Names that share a similar style or popularity range with Julissa include Lina, Rosetta, Zella. These pairings are based on rank proximity and naming era in U.S. data.
What are nicknames or variants of Julissa?
Common variants and related forms of Julissa include Julia, Yulissa. These cover foreign-language equivalents, alternate spellings, and short forms.

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 .

Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.