The first name Jalisa
A girl’s name.
3 syllables Female
Meaning and origin
ja- (possibly from Jane) + -lisa (possibly form Lisa; diminutive of Elizabeth), styled similar to names like Alyssa or Melissa; predominantly an African American name in the United States during the latter half of the 20th century.
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Jalisa at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 27 girls born in the United States were named Jalisa, the 4,924th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1989, when 592 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Famous people named Jalisa
1 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Deandra DottinBarbadian cricketer, born 1991
Questions
- What does the name Jalisa mean?
- ja- (possibly from Jane) + -lisa (possibly form Lisa; diminutive of Elizabeth), styled similar to names like Alyssa or Melissa; predominantly an African American name in the United States during the latter half of the 20th century.
- Is Jalisa a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 6,200 US babies named Jalisa since 1880 were girls.
- When was Jalisa most popular?
- 1989 in the United States, when 592 babies were named Jalisa, its highest rank at 419th.