Girls' name · since 1957
Aleshia
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.
- #3,742 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 2,826
- born since 1957
- 1980s
- peak decade
2,826 girls have been named Aleshia since 1957, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Aleshia recorded 2,826 times among girls since 1957, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, 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 1957 to 2016.
- #3,742 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 2,826 born since 1957
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Aleshia ranks #3,742 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 2,826 born since 1957, peaking in the 1980s.
- #3,742 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 2,826
- born since 1957
- 1980s
- peak decade
Aleshia's 2,826 recorded births place it above 94.82% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
22 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
Aleshia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Aleshia splits its recorded history at 1987: 49% of all births land in the more recent half, 51% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1957 (6 births) -- compare that against the 1991 peak of 149 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Aleshia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1957–2016
- Peak year (1991)
- 149
- Annual births at peak, across 60 years of records
Aleshia by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (1,000 births, 35% of the file).
1980s was Aleshia's strongest decade.
1,000 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Aleshia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 20
1950s
20 births
- 1960s 248
1960s
248 births
- 1970s
1970s
523 births
- 1980s
1980s
1,000 births
- 1990s
1990s
780 births
- 2000s 209
2000s
209 births
- 2010s 46
2010s
46 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 1,000 births (35% of all-time use).
How Aleshia 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 Aleshia's total volume
Aleshia by state
Where Aleshia concentrates geographically, total births since 1957
| 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% |
134 of 2,826 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 22 reporting states.
Aleshia appears in 22 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Aleshia's data
- Aleshia's decade-level peak was the 1980s (1,000 total births); usage has since declined to 46 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Aleshias (134 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Aleshia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1991)
Similar record span (~59 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, 1957–2016 (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 Aleshia 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.