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Girl name

Jolisa

100% girls · last recorded 2024

Jolisa has been given to about 815 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1989, which makes it a Gen X and millennial name.

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Origin—
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Pronunciation—
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Living in the US≈ 801
Median age today31 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Jolisa per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1989 · 70
  • Born in 20250
  • All time815

How popular is Jolisa?

Its best year was 1989, when 70 babies were given the name, ranking 1883rd. The typical living American called Jolisa is about 31 years old today.

Names that sound like Jolisa

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Jalisa0.82
  2. Julisa0.82
  3. Julissa0.80
  4. Lisa0.70
  5. Louisa0.71
  6. Melissa0.68
  7. Elisa0.70
  8. Alisa0.70

Middle names for Jolisa

Ranked by flow score
  1. Jolisa Rose0.85
  2. Jolisa Louise0.85
  3. Jolisa Pearl0.84
  4. Jolisa Quinn0.84
  5. Jolisa Nell0.84
  6. Jolisa Wren0.83

Sibling names for Jolisa

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Alvarobrother · 0.75
  2. Zachariahbrother · 0.74
  3. Whitleysister · 0.74
  4. Ariellesister · 0.74
  5. Dereckbrother · 0.73
  6. Sashasister · 0.73

Where Jolisa is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Jolisa White0.80
    2. Jolisa Reyes0.80
    3. Jolisa Nguyen0.80
    4. Jolisa Moore0.80
    5. Jolisa Lee0.80
    6. Jolisa Hill0.80

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Jolisa

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. Scotland1974–2020

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.