Girls' name · since 1961
Aleisha
3,013 babies named Aleisha in U.S. Social Security records since 1961, with the highest year being 1989. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #3,587 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,581 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,013
- born since 1961
- 1980s
- peak decade
Aleisha currently ranks #7581 among girls' names in America, with 3,013 babies recorded since 1961.
Social Security Administration records show Aleisha recorded 3,013 times among girls since 1961, holding rank #7581 nationally today, ahead of 56% of girls, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1961 to 2025.
- #3,587 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #7,581 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 3,013 born since 1961
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Aleisha ranks #3,587 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,581 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 3,013 born since 1961, peaking in the 1980s.
- #3,587 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,581 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,013
- born since 1961
- 1980s
- peak decade
Aleisha's 3,013 recorded births place it above 95.03% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
24 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Aleisha compares
3,013 Top 18% higher than 82% 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
Aleisha's all-time total is 8x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Aleisha | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 3,013 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 122 | 21 | 19,840 |
Aleisha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Aleisha's SSA record in two at 1995 and the more recent half accounts for 37% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 63%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1961, with only 7 births recorded -- set against the 1989 peak of 122, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Aleisha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1961–2025
- Peak year (1989)
- 122
- Annual births at peak, across 65 years of records
Aleisha by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (961 births, 32% of the file).
1980s was Aleisha's strongest decade.
961 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Aleisha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 68
1960s
68 births
- 1970s 378
1970s
378 births
- 1980s
1980s
961 births
- 1990s
1990s
822 births
- 2000s
2000s
477 births
- 2010s 204
2010s
204 births
- 2020s 103
2020s
103 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 961 births (32% of all-time use).
How Aleisha 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 Aleisha's total volume
Aleisha by state
Where Aleisha concentrates geographically, total births since 1961
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 130 | 4.3% |
| #2 | Florida | | 77 | 2.6% |
| #3 | Michigan | | 70 | 2.3% |
| #4 | New York | | 67 | 2.2% |
| #5 | California | | 66 | 2.2% |
| #6 | Georgia | | 62 | 2.1% |
| #7 | Pennsylvania | | 56 | 1.9% |
| #8 | Ohio | | 45 | 1.5% |
130 of 3,013 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 24 reporting states.
Aleisha appears in 24 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Aleisha's data
- Aleisha's decade-level peak was the 1980s (961 total births); usage has since declined to 103 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Aleishas (130 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Aleisha: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1989)
Similar record span (~64 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, 1961–2025 (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 Aleisha 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.