Girls' name · since 1959
Aleesa
Since 1959, U.S. Social Security records show 752 babies named Aleesa, peaking in 2007. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #9,108 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,444 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 752
- born since 1959
- 2000s
- peak decade
Aleesa currently ranks #13444 among girls' names in America, with 752 babies recorded since 1959.
Aleesa has 752 recorded births among girls since 1959, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #13444 as of the latest data, more common than 22% of girls, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1959 to 2025.
- #9,108 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #13,444 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 752 born since 1959
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Aleesa ranks #9,108 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #13,444 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 752 born since 1959, peaking in the 2000s.
- #9,108 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,444 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 752
- born since 1959
- 2000s
- peak decade
Aleesa's 752 recorded births place it above 87.4% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Aleesa compares
752 Top 37% higher than 63% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Aleesa's all-time total is 100% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Aleesa | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 752 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 31 | 21 | 19,840 |
Aleesa's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Aleesa splits its recorded history at 2000: 57% of all births land in the more recent half, 43% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1966 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2007 peak of 31 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Aleesa popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1959–2025
- Peak year (2007)
- 31
- Annual births at peak, across 67 years of records
Aleesa by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (227 births, 30% of the file).
2000s was Aleesa's strongest decade.
227 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.
Aleesa births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window. * 2020s covers 2020–2025 only (six of ten years), so it is not directly comparable to a full decade.
- 1950s 6
1950s
6 births
- 1960s 12
1960s
12 births
- 1970s 32
1970s
32 births
- 1980s 65
1980s
65 births
- 1990s
1990s
207 births
- 2000s
2000s
227 births
- 2010s
2010s
160 births
- 2020s* 43
2020s (partial decade: 2020–2025, six of ten years)
43 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 227 births (30% of all-time use).
How Aleesa compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Aleesa's total volume
Aleesa by state
Where Aleesa concentrates geographically, total births since 1959
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 56 | 7.4% |
56 of 752 births nationwide.
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What to do with Aleesa's data
- Aleesa's decade-level peak was the 2000s (227 total births); usage has since declined to 43 in the 2020s (2020–2025 only) -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Aleesas (56 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Aleesa: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2007)
Similar record span (~66 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1959–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Aleesa draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.