Recorded 1977–1996 Girls' name Peak 1977 32 births

Aresha — girls' name

32 babies named Aresha in U.S. Social Security records since 1977, with the highest year being 1977. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s61980s161990s10

The verdict

32 girls have been named Aresha since 1977, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 1996.

32
total births
1977–1996
years on record
1980s
peak decade
50%
born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade

50% of everyone ever named Aresha was born in this single decade.

1977
Single peak year

6 babies were named Aresha in 1977 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Aresha

The Social Security Administration has registered 32 babies named Aresha between 1977 and 1996, spanning 20 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Aresha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1996. The name reached its historical peak in 1977, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Aresha performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 16 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Aresha shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Aresha 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 32 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.

Aresha at a glance

Last recorded 1996

Total births

32

Since 1977

20 years of records

Peak year

1977

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1996

Active since

1977

Recorded for 20 years

Last year on file: 1996

Aresha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–1977

Last recorded 1996
Peak year (1977)
6
Annual births at peak — across 20 years of records
4.555.566.5 199619901988198719831977 6

Aresha by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
16 births that decade — 50% of Aresha's all-time total
1970s61980s161990s10

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Aresha?
32 babies have been named Aresha since 1977. It was last recorded in 1996. The peak year was 1977 with 6 births.
When was Aresha most popular?
Aresha was most popular in the 1980s decade with 16 total births. The single peak year was 1977.
How long has the name Aresha been used?
Aresha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1977, spanning 20 years of data through 1996.
What names are similar to Aresha?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Arely, Areli, Aretha, Aretta, 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, 1977–1996 (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.