Jaleesa
- Last seen for girls in 2024 at #13,477
- Last seen for boys in 1989 at #6,941
- Given to girls 99.8% of the time
- Around 1987: A Different World (TV)
Showing
- Peak · girls
- 1988 · 718 births
- Debut · girls
- 116 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 3,261since 1987
Jaleesa over time
girls
Rank among girls' names. Jaleesa has never cracked the top 300 here.
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | — | ||
| 2024 | #13,477 | 6 | — | |
| 2023 | #12,197 | 7 | — | |
| 2022 | #9,056 | 11 | — | |
| 2021 | #7,250 | 15 | — | |
| 2020 | #5,850 | 20 | — | |
| 2019 | #4,909 | 27 | — | |
| 2018 | #6,248 | 19 | — | |
| 2017 | #4,477 | 31 | — | |
| 2016 | #2,966 | 56 | — | |
| 2015 | #3,767 | 40 | — | |
| 2014 | #6,713 | 18 | — | |
| 2013 | #6,729 | 18 | — | |
| 2012 | #7,144 | 17 | — | |
| 2011 | #5,935 | 22 | — | |
| 2010 | #8,271 | 14 | — | |
| 2009 | #7,679 | 16 | — | |
| 2008 | #4,761 | 31 | — | |
| 2007 | #6,323 | 21 | — | |
| 2006 | #5,383 | 25 | — | |
| 2005 | #3,730 | 39 | — | |
| 2004 | #4,707 | 28 | — | |
| 2003 | #6,885 | 16 | — | |
| 2002 | #4,280 | 29 | — | |
| 2001 | #5,822 | 19 | — | |
| 2000 | #4,291 | 28 | — | |
| 1999 | #2,812 | 48 | — | |
| 1998 | #3,426 | 35 | — | |
| 1997 | #3,161 | 37 | — | |
| 1996 | #2,672 | 46 | — | |
| 1995 | #2,282 | 58 | — | |
| 1994 | #1,827 | 78 | — | |
| 1993 | #1,312 | 128 | — | |
| 1992 | #792 | 255 | — | |
| 1991 | #811 | 252 | — | |
| 1990 | #657 | 338 | — | |
| 1989 | #429 | 579 | #6,941 | 6 |
| 1988 | #344 | 718 | — | |
| 1987 | #1,227 | 116 | — | |
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First appearance
1987
The first year at least five girls were named Jaleesa! It came in at #1,227, and was given to 116 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 2025, when fewer than 5 girls a year got the name.
Where Jaleesa is popular in 2025
No state had 5 or more girls named Jaleesa in 2025, so the SSA doesn't publish it for any state.
See more about Jaleesa
Momentum · girls
Faded out
- Not published in 2025; last seen 2024
- Biggest jump: 883 spots in 1988
- Biggest drop: 520 spots in 1993
Rise & fade · girls
1 yr to peak
- Debuted 1987
- Peaked 1988 at #344 (718 births)
- Births halved by 1990, 2 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 5 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 5 yrs · run 1988–1992
Share of babies · girls
1 in 2,480
- Highest: 1 in 2,480 girls born in 1988 were named Jaleesa (0.04%)
- Latest: 1 in 270,032 girls born in 2024 (0.00%)
Era · girls
The 1980s
- 43.3% of all girls named Jaleesa (1,413) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1,413 | #344 (1988) | #667 |
| 1990s | 1,275 | #657 (1990) | #1,975 |
| 2000s | 252 | #3,730 (2005) | #5,386 |
| 2010s | 262 | #2,966 (2016) | #5,716 |
| 2020s | 59 | #5,850 (2020) | #9,566 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
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