Is Jalessa a boy or girl name?

Jalessa is a girl’s name. Of the 685 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Jalessa

Recorded 1987–2016 · United States

Jalessa was most popular in 1988, when 150 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,777 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 685 people named Jalessa.

Jalessa over time

Births per year. The dot marks Jalessa’s peak in 1988. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Jalessa a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Jalessa is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 685 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org