Fun Facts About the Name Yulissa
- More than 4 thousand babies named Yulissa: U.S. records list 4,151 babies given the name Yulissa from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Yulissa Mean?
Yulissa is a feminine given name, usually treated as a spelling variant of Julissa. Julissa is commonly explained as a modern blend of Julia and Lisa, and the meaning given for it is "youthful," inherited from Julia. Julia is the feminine form of the Roman family name Iulius (the gens Julia), whose origin is not certain: it has been linked both to Latin iuvenis, "young," and to Greek ioulos, "downy-bearded" - the source of the traditional sense "youthful." Lisa is a short form of Elizabeth, from Hebrew Elisheva, often interpreted as "my God is an oath" or "God is abundance." Because Yulissa is a modern coinage rather than a name with its own ancient root, it has no separate literal etymology.
Yulissa Name History & Origins
Yulissa is a modern American name. Its development is tied to Julissa: the initial Y- is a respelling of the Ju- of Julia, reflecting how the name is written in Spanish-speaking communities, where the letter y can stand for a sound close to English j. In English use the two spellings are heard differently, with Yulissa beginning with a "y" sound. The name is sometimes grouped with other feminine names ending in -lissa, such as Melissa and Larissa, but those names have separate origins and are not related to it.
The elements behind the name are much older. Julia and its relatives go back to ancient Rome, where Iulia was the feminine form of the family name of the Iulii. The name spread through the Roman world and later through Christian Europe, partly through saints and martyrs named Julia. Elizabeth, the source of Lisa, is a biblical name borne in the New Testament by the mother of John the Baptist. Yulissa itself, however, is a recent form that circulates mainly in the United States, alongside the related spellings Julissa and Yulisa.
How Popular is the Name Yulissa?
Yulissa recorded its highest annual U.S. birth count in 1997. Its best rank was #424 in 1997.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,295 | 48 | 0.0030% |
| 2024 | #2,709 | 64 | 0.0040% |
| 2023 | #2,331 | 79 | 0.0049% |
| 2022 | #2,890 | 59 | 0.0036% |
| 2021 | #2,713 | 64 | 0.0039% |
| 2020 | #2,747 | 61 | 0.0038% |
| 2019 | #2,353 | 77 | 0.0046% |
| 2018 | #2,330 | 79 | 0.0046% |
| 2017 | #2,073 | 95 | 0.0055% |
| 2016 | #2,246 | 86 | 0.0049% |
| 2015 | #1,729 | 122 | 0.0068% |
| 2014 | #1,996 | 100 | 0.0056% |
| 2013 | #1,703 | 123 | 0.0070% |
| 2012 | #1,928 | 103 | 0.0058% |
| 2011 | #1,854 | 109 | 0.0062% |
| 2010 | #1,583 | 139 | 0.0078% |
| 2009 | #1,809 | 120 | 0.0065% |
| 2008 | #1,731 | 129 | 0.0068% |
| 2007 | #1,282 | 192 | 0.0100% |
| 2006 | #1,267 | 190 | 0.0100% |
| 2005 | #1,373 | 158 | 0.0086% |
| 2004 | #1,219 | 183 | 0.0100% |
| 2003 | #1,312 | 158 | 0.0086% |
| 2002 | #1,322 | 148 | 0.0082% |
| 2001 | #1,089 | 195 | 0.0108% |
| 2000 | #1,181 | 170 | 0.0094% |
| 1999 | #1,237 | 153 | 0.0086% |
| 1998 | #1,014 | 197 | 0.0111% |
| 1997 | #424 | 612 | 0.0352% |
| 1996 | #4,452 | 24 | 0.0014% |
| 1995 | #7,506 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1994 | #6,664 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 1993 | #7,036 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1992 | #6,311 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 1991 | #7,979 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1990 | #8,491 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1989 | #10,835 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1985 | #8,313 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1982 | #9,229 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1980 | #9,091 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1976 | #10,902 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1974 | #10,242 | 5 | 0.0003% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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