Recorded 1969–2012 Girls' name Peak 1991 852 births

Aliesha — girls' name

852 babies named Aliesha in U.S. Social Security records since 1969, with the highest year being 1991. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s51970s1091980s2731990s2952000s1482010s22
1990s
Peak decade

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

1991
Single peak year

46 babies were named Aliesha in 1991 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Aliesha

The Social Security Administration has registered 852 babies named Aliesha between 1969 and 2012, spanning 44 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Aliesha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2012. The name reached its historical peak in 1991, when 46 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Aliesha performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 295 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Aliesha shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Ohio, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Pennsylvania. In total, SSA state-level files list Aliesha in 4 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Aliesha 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 852 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.

Aliesha at a glance

Last recorded 2012

Total births

852

Since 1969

44 years of records

Peak year

1991

46 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2012

Active since

1969

Recorded for 44 years

Last year on file: 2012

Aliesha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2012–1969

Last recorded 2012
Peak year (1991)
46
Annual births at peak — across 44 years of records
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Aliesha by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
295 births that decade — 35% of Aliesha's all-time total
1960s51970s1091980s2731990s2952000s1482010s22

Aliesha by state

Where Aliesha concentrates geographically — total births since 1969

Geographically diffuse
Top 4 states by recorded births for the name Aliesha
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Ohio
6 0.7%
#2 California
5 0.6%
#3 Pennsylvania
5 0.6%
#4 Texas
5 0.6%
Ohio share of Aliesha's total US births 0.7%
Even split

6 of 852 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Aliesha?
852 babies have been named Aliesha since 1969. It was last recorded in 2012. The peak year was 1991 with 46 births.
When was Aliesha most popular?
Aliesha was most popular in the 1990s decade with 295 total births. The single peak year was 1991.
Where is Aliesha most popular?
The top states for the name Aliesha are Ohio (6 births), California (5 births), Pennsylvania (5 births).
How long has the name Aliesha been used?
Aliesha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1969, spanning 44 years of data through 2012.
What names are similar to Aliesha?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Alice, Alicia, Alison, Alisha, 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, 1969–2012 (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.