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Jaleisa
How to Pronounce Jaleisa
Pronounced juh-LEE-suh /dʒəˈliːsə/Medium
Meaning: Jaleisa joins the popular Ja- prefix with a -leisa ending, close in sound to Aleisha and Lisa. It reads as a fresh feminine coinage built for its gentle rhythm.Low
Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data
U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.
SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.
History & Origin
Jaleisa reads as a coined name rather than an inherited one, joining the fashionable Ja- prefix to a -leisa ending close to Aleisha and Lisa. It sits among a large family of Ja- coinages from its era. It appears in United States records from the late 1980s and reached a quiet high in the early 1990s, given to only a couple dozen girls a year.
A Jaleisa from that early-1990s high is now in her thirties. It has not returned to fashion, but its smooth three-beat sound still reads clearly as a name of its moment.
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Frequently Asked
What does the name Jaleisa mean?
It is a coined name joining the Ja- prefix with a -leisa ending, close in sound to Aleisha and Lisa.
How do you pronounce Jaleisa?
It's said juh-LEE-suh /dʒəˈliːsə/, three syllables.
Is Jaleisa a boy or girl name?
Jaleisa is used as a girl's name.
How popular is Jaleisa?
It has always been rare, a coined name given to only a couple dozen girls a year at its peak in the early nineties.