Given name
Julissa
“one who is youthful; daughter of the sky”
Julissa is a variant of Julia. One Latin interpretation is “one who is youthful; daughter of the sky.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Julissa is a variant of Julia. One Latin interpretation is “one who is youthful; daughter of the sky.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Julissa is a variant of Julia. An origin associated with Julia is Latin.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1964. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Julissa is a variant of Julia. The history of Julia gives this family its wider story. Julia’s historical associations include numerous early saints.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Julissa through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 25,899
- 11 boys · 25,888 girls
- Most popular year
- 2006
- 1,530 babies
- 2025
- 205
- #1,136 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −38%
- Cooling
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 205 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 1,136 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 38.5% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 1,530 in 2006. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (67). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 23,238 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Julissa’s family of names
Julissa has a related form in Julia.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Julissa
- Julissa Villanuevadoctor of forensic medicine from Hondurasborn 1972
- Julissa Reynoso PantaleónUnited States ambassadorborn 1975
- Julissa BermudezAmerican actressborn 1983
- Julissa GomezAmerican gymnast (1972–1991)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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