Recorded 1979–2004 Girls' name Peak 1994 119 births

Allesha — girls' name

119 babies named Allesha in U.S. Social Security records since 1979, with the highest year being 1994. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s81980s541990s522000s5

The verdict

119 girls have been named Allesha since 1979, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 2004.

119
total births
1979–2004
years on record
1980s
peak decade
45%
born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade

45% of everyone ever named Allesha was born in this single decade.

1994
Single peak year

15 babies were named Allesha in 1994 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Allesha

The Social Security Administration has registered 119 babies named Allesha between 1979 and 2004, spanning 26 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Allesha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2004. The name reached its historical peak in 1994, when 15 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Allesha performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 54 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Allesha shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Allesha 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 119 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.

Allesha at a glance

Last recorded 2004

Total births

119

Since 1979

26 years of records

Peak year

1994

15 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2004

Active since

1979

Recorded for 26 years

Last year on file: 2004

Allesha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2004–1979

Last recorded 2004
Peak year (1994)
15
Annual births at peak — across 26 years of records
05101520 20041996199319911988198619811979 8

Allesha by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
54 births that decade — 45% of Allesha's all-time total
1970s81980s541990s522000s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Allesha?
119 babies have been named Allesha since 1979. It was last recorded in 2004. The peak year was 1994 with 15 births.
When was Allesha most popular?
Allesha was most popular in the 1980s decade with 54 total births. The single peak year was 1994.
How long has the name Allesha been used?
Allesha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1979, spanning 26 years of data through 2004.
What names are similar to Allesha?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Allison, Allyson, Allie, Ally, 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, 1979–2004 (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.