Alesha
Alesha was the 7909th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 13 babies. Its best year was 1984, when it ranked 629th; the most babies were born in 1990 (306). Over the last ten years it has moved down 3,989 places. More babies were named Alesha in the 1980s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #7,909 girls, down 1,576 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 13girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1990306 babies
- Total since 1880
- 7,553babies recorded
Alesha popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 6 since 1989.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #7,909 | 13 |
| 2020 | #6,333 | 18 |
| 2010 | #3,126 | 53 |
| 2000 | #1,511 | 121 |
| 1990 | #693 | 306 |
| 1980 | #710 | 239 |
| 1970 | #1,408 | 74 |
| 1960 | #4,189 | 10 |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Alesha, counting every spelling?
Alesha is the most common spelling of a name family that had 13 girls in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 13 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alesha | 13 | #7,909 | 80 |
| Aleesha | — | — | 35 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Alesha?
13 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Alesha (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Alesha born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 646 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Alesha.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Alesha?
About 7,300 people born in the US named Alesha are alive today, with a median age of 37; half are between 30 and 44. That makes Alesha mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Alesha: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Alesha, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Alesha
How popular is the name Alesha?
Alesha was the 7909th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 13 babies. Its best year was 1984, when it ranked 629th; the most babies were born in 1990 (306). Over the last ten years it has moved down 3,989 places. More babies were named Alesha in the 1980s than in any other decade.
Is Alesha a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Alesha in the US.