Recorded 1957–2016 Girls' name Peak 1991 2,826 births

Aleshia — girls' name

2,826 babies named Aleshia in U.S. Social Security records since 1957, with the highest year being 1991. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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1980s
Peak decade

35% of everyone ever named Aleshia was born in this single decade.

1991
Single peak year

149 babies were named Aleshia in 1991 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Aleshia

The Social Security Administration has registered 2,826 babies named Aleshia between 1957 and 2016, spanning 60 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Aleshia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2016. The name reached its historical peak in 1991, when 149 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Aleshia performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 1,000 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Aleshia shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 134 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by North Carolina and Georgia. In total, SSA state-level files list Aleshia in 22 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Aleshia 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 2,826 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.

Aleshia at a glance

Last recorded 2016

Total births

2,826

Since 1957

60 years of records

Peak year

1991

149 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2016

Active since

1957

Recorded for 60 years

Last year on file: 2016

Aleshia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2016–1957

Last recorded 2016
Peak year (1991)
149
Annual births at peak — across 60 years of records
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Aleshia by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
1,000 births that decade — 35% of Aleshia's all-time total
1950s201960s2481970s5231980s10001990s7802000s2092010s46

Aleshia by state

Where Aleshia concentrates geographically — total births since 1957

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Aleshia
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
134 4.7%
#2 North Carolina
104 3.7%
#3 Georgia
84 3.0%
#4 Florida
70 2.5%
#5 Alabama
57 2.0%
#6 Louisiana
56 2.0%
#7 Tennessee
53 1.9%
#8 Illinois
50 1.8%
Texas share of Aleshia's total US births 4.7%
Even split

134 of 2,826 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 22 reporting states.

Aleshia appears in 22 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Aleshia?
2,826 babies have been named Aleshia since 1957. It was last recorded in 2016. The peak year was 1991 with 149 births.
When was Aleshia most popular?
Aleshia was most popular in the 1980s decade with 1,000 total births. The single peak year was 1991.
Where is Aleshia most popular?
The top states for the name Aleshia are Texas (134 births), North Carolina (104 births), Georgia (84 births).
How long has the name Aleshia been used?
Aleshia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1957, spanning 60 years of data through 2016.
What names are similar to Aleshia?
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.

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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, 1957–2016 (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.