Yulissa

Meaning of Yulissa

Yulissa, a feminine appellation that first appears in United States birth records in 1974 with five documented registrations, is generally regarded as a Spanish-inflected offshoot of Julissa—a modern portmanteau that fuses Julia (“youthful,” Latin) with either Alyssa (“noble,” ultimately from the Germanic Adalheidis) or Melissa (“honey-bee,” Greek); the substitution of the initial ⟨J⟩ with ⟨Y⟩ reflects the orthographic and phonotactic conventions of many Latin-American dialects in which a palatal glide approximates the English soft j. National data trace a modest yet sustained trajectory: the name crested at 612 births and rank 388 in 1997, then stabilized in the lower 800s and 900s, most recently recording 64 births and rank 886 in 2024. Phonetically rendered /juˈliːsə/ in English and /juˈlisa/ in Spanish, Yulissa offers a clear four-syllable cadence that accommodates diminutives such as Yuli and Lissa while remaining easily pronounced across linguistic boundaries. Because of its cross-cultural adaptability, it appeals to families seeking a designation that harmonizes Anglo-American and Hispanic sensibilities, and, through its composite roots, it quietly conveys the classical ideas of youthfulness, gentle sweetness, and understated nobility.