Girls' name · since 1959
Alesha
Since 1959, U.S. Social Security records show 7,547 babies named Alesha, peaking in 1990. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #1,971 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,987 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 7,547
- born since 1959
- 1980s
- peak decade
Alesha currently ranks #7987 among girls' names in America, with 7,547 babies recorded since 1959.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Alesha has been recorded 7,547 times among girls since 1959, currently ranked #7987 nationally and more common than 54% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1959 to 2025.
- #1,971 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #7,987 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 7,547 born since 1959
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Alesha ranks #1,971 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,987 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 7,547 born since 1959, peaking in the 1980s.
- #1,971 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,987 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 7,547
- born since 1959
- 1980s
- peak decade
Alesha's 7,547 recorded births place it above 97.27% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
36 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Alesha compares
7,547 Top 11% higher than 89% 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
Alesha's all-time total is 20x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Alesha | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 7,547 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 306 | 21 | 19,840 |
Alesha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Alesha's full recorded timeline at 1992, 39% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 61% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1959, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1990 peak of 306 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Alesha popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1959–2025
- Peak year (1990)
- 306
- Annual births at peak, across 67 years of records
Alesha popularity over time - boys
6 total births recorded since 1989 (Alesha as boys' name)
Alesha by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (2,516 births, 33% of the file).
1980s was Alesha's strongest decade.
2,516 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Alesha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
- 1960s 257
1960s
257 births
- 1970s
1970s
1,232 births
- 1980s
1980s
2,516 births
- 1990s
1990s
2,232 births
- 2000s 859
2000s
859 births
- 2010s 348
2010s
348 births
- 2020s 98
2020s
98 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 2,516 births (33% of all-time use).
How Alesha 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 Alesha's total volume
Alesha by state
Where Alesha concentrates geographically, total births since 1959
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 439 | 5.8% |
| #2 | Texas | | 407 | 5.4% |
| #3 | New York | | 377 | 5.0% |
| #4 | Michigan | | 305 | 4.0% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 299 | 4.0% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 294 | 3.9% |
| #7 | Florida | | 284 | 3.8% |
| #8 | Illinois | | 233 | 3.1% |
439 of 7,547 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 36 reporting states.
Alesha appears in 36 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Alesha's data
- Alesha's decade-level peak was the 1980s (2,516 total births); usage has since declined to 98 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Aleshas (439 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 Alesha: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1990)
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 Alesha 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.