Recorded 1963–2014 Girls' name Peak 1987 968 births

Aleasha — girls' name

968 babies named Aleasha in U.S. Social Security records since 1963, with the highest year being 1987. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

968 girls have been named Aleasha since 1963, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 2014.

968
total births
1963–2014
years on record
1980s
peak decade
40%
born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade

40% of everyone ever named Aleasha was born in this single decade.

1987
Single peak year

52 babies were named Aleasha in 1987 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Aleasha

The Social Security Administration has registered 968 babies named Aleasha between 1963 and 2014, spanning 52 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Aleasha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2014. The name reached its historical peak in 1987, when 52 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Aleasha performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 385 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Aleasha shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 14 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Ohio and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Aleasha in 7 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Aleasha in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 968 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Aleasha at a glance

Last recorded 2014

Total births

968

Since 1963

52 years of records

Peak year

1987

52 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2014

Active since

1963

Recorded for 52 years

Last year on file: 2014

Aleasha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2014–1963

Last recorded 2014
Peak year (1987)
52
Annual births at peak — across 52 years of records
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Aleasha by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
385 births that decade — 40% of Aleasha's all-time total
1960s141970s1681980s3851990s2732000s1082010s20

Aleasha by state

Where Aleasha concentrates geographically — total births since 1963

Geographically diffuse
Top 7 states by recorded births for the name Aleasha
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
14 1.4%
#2 Ohio
11 1.1%
#3 New York
10 1.0%
#4 Michigan
6 0.6%
#5 Pennsylvania
6 0.6%
#6 Arizona
5 0.5%
#7 Texas
5 0.5%
California share of Aleasha's total US births 1.4%
Even split

14 of 968 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Aleasha?
968 babies have been named Aleasha since 1963. It was last recorded in 2014. The peak year was 1987 with 52 births.
When was Aleasha most popular?
Aleasha was most popular in the 1980s decade with 385 total births. The single peak year was 1987.
Where is Aleasha most popular?
The top states for the name Aleasha are California (14 births), Ohio (11 births), New York (10 births).
How long has the name Aleasha been used?
Aleasha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1963, spanning 52 years of data through 2014.
What names are similar to Aleasha?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Alexis, Alexandra, Alexa, Alexandria, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1963–2014 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.