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.
- 752
- total births
- 1959–2025
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 30%
- born in that decade
752 girls have been named Aleesa since 1959, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Aleesa has 752 recorded births among girls since 1959, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, 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.
- 752 total births
- 1959–2025 years on record
- 2000s peak decade
- 30% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
Aleesa's 752 recorded births place it above 87% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
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
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
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
- 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
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 vs 15 similarly-sized girls names
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 -- 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
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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).
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NameAlmanac. "Aleesa: Baby Name Since 1959 - 752 Births, Peak 2007." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/aleesa. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 July 2026.