Given name
Julyssa
“one who is youthful; daughter of the sky”
Julyssa is a variant of Julia. One Latin interpretation is “one who is youthful; daughter of the sky.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Julyssa 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
Julyssa 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 1989. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Julyssa 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
Julyssa through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 952
- 0 boys · 952 girls
- Most popular year
- 2006
- 61 babies
- 2025
- 7
- #12,499 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −64%
- Cooling
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 7 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 12,499 among girls’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Its largest published annual count for girls was 61 in 2006. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 712 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.
Julyssa’s family of names
Julyssa 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 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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