Feminine dossier · first seen 1980
Jalisa
Endangered
Down 95.4% from peak
Peak era
1989
Peak births
592
Current vitality
Rare
Peak generation
Millennial
Quick answers about Jalisa
How many people are named Jalisa?
An estimated 6,040 living Americans are named Jalisa.
How rare is Jalisa?
Jalisa is very rare among babies today, with 27 girls receiving the name in 2025, down 95.4% from its 1989 peak.
How old is the typical Jalisa?
The median age of a living American named Jalisa is approximately 33 years, with most bearers falling between 24 and 36 years old.
Is Jalisa still popular?
No. Jalisa is endangered as a baby name, down 95.4% from its 1989 peak with 27 births in 2025.
Where is Jalisa most common?
Jalisa has its strongest geographic signal in Mississippi, where it appears 6.1× more often than the national baseline.
1980Peak 19892025
Peak year
1989
Decline from peak
95.4%
2025
27
All-time
6,194
Where it lives now
Jalisa is most concentrated in Mississippi — about 6.1× the national rate in the 1990s. It also runs high in Louisiana.
States where Jalisa is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.