Recorded 1978–1994 Girls' name Peak 1983 44 births

Aleshea — girls' name

44 babies named Aleshea in U.S. Social Security records since 1978, with the highest year being 1983. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s61980s231990s15

The verdict

44 girls have been named Aleshea since 1978, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 1994.

44
total births
1978–1994
years on record
1980s
peak decade
52%
born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade

52% of everyone ever named Aleshea was born in this single decade.

1983
Single peak year

7 babies were named Aleshea in 1983 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Aleshea

The Social Security Administration has registered 44 babies named Aleshea between 1978 and 1994, spanning 17 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Aleshea currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1994. The name reached its historical peak in 1983, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Aleshea performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 23 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Aleshea shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Aleshea 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 44 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.

Aleshea at a glance

Last recorded 1994

Total births

44

Since 1978

17 years of records

Peak year

1983

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1994

Active since

1978

Recorded for 17 years

Last year on file: 1994

Aleshea popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–1978

Last recorded 1994
Peak year (1983)
7
Annual births at peak — across 17 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 19941993199219891987198619831978 6

Aleshea by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
23 births that decade — 52% of Aleshea's all-time total
1970s61980s231990s15

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Aleshea?
44 babies have been named Aleshea since 1978. It was last recorded in 1994. The peak year was 1983 with 7 births.
When was Aleshea most popular?
Aleshea was most popular in the 1980s decade with 23 total births. The single peak year was 1983.
How long has the name Aleshea been used?
Aleshea has been recorded in Social Security data since 1978, spanning 17 years of data through 1994.
What names are similar to Aleshea?
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.

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, 1978–1994 (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.