Girls' name · since 1986
Aleysha
610 babies named Aleysha in U.S. Social Security records since 1986, with the highest year being 2020. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #10,437 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,123 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 610
- born since 1986
- 2000s
- peak decade
610 babies have been named Aleysha since 1986, making it today's #4123 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Aleysha recorded 610 times among girls since 1986, holding rank #4123 nationally today, ahead of 76% of girls, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1986 to 2025.
- #10,437 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #4,123 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 610 born since 1986
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Aleysha ranks #10,437 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,123 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 610 born since 1986, peaking in the 2000s.
- #10,437 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,123 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 610
- born since 1986
- 2000s
- peak decade
Aleysha's 610 recorded births place it above 85.55% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Aleysha compares
610 Top 41% higher than 59% 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
Aleysha's all-time total is 62% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Aleysha | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 610 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 36 | 21 | 19,840 |
Aleysha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Aleysha's full recorded timeline at 2006, 65% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 35% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1986, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2020 peak of 36 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Aleysha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1986–2025
- Peak year (2020)
- 36
- Annual births at peak, across 40 years of records
Aleysha by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (176 births, 29% of the file).
2000s was Aleysha's strongest decade.
176 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Aleysha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 15
1980s
15 births
- 1990s
1990s
100 births
- 2000s
2000s
176 births
- 2010s
2010s
161 births
- 2020s
2020s
158 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 176 births (29% of all-time use).
How Aleysha 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 Aleysha's total volume
Aleysha by state
Where Aleysha concentrates geographically, total births since 1986
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 29 | 4.8% |
| #2 | Massachusetts | | 13 | 2.1% |
| #3 | Pennsylvania | | 12 | 2.0% |
| #4 | Florida | | 10 | 1.6% |
| #5 | Texas | | 6 | 1.0% |
29 of 610 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Aleysha's data
- Aleysha's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (176 total births) through the 2020s (158) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Aleyshas (29 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 Aleysha: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2020)
Similar record span (~39 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, 1986–2025 (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 Aleysha 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.