Julissa

“Female name borrowed from Spanish” — Spanish origin

Girl's name · #1136 in the US (2025) · 2000s

Julissa reached its best rank, #219, in 1997 and ranked #1136 in 2025. In a single year its births jumped from about 270 in 1996 to 1,400 in 1997. Its center of gravity has moved: strongest in the Northeast in the 1960s and 1970s, strongest in the West today.

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 15 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Julissas

Julissa Villanueva — doctor of forensic medicine from Honduras
Julissa Reynoso — United States ambassador
Julissa Bermudez — American actress
Julissa Gomez — American gymnast (1972–1991)
Julissa Diez Canseco — Peruvian taekwondo athlete

What Julissas become

Among 25 notable people named Julissa:

No single standout — notable Julissas spread across many fields.

Similar names: Perla · Julianne · Alisha · Jada · Brisa · Marissa

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