Noble or of noble birth
A modern American creation, Jaleesa likely combines the prefix 'Ja-' with the name Lisa or Alisa. It is often associated with the Germanic root for 'noble' through its phonetic similarity to names like Jalisa or Alicia.
Less common today
Jaleesa isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #658 in 1990.
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
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