Girls' name · since 1974
Clesha
Since 1974, U.S. Social Security records show 10 babies named Clesha, peaking in 1974. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #54,946 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 10
- born since 1974
- 1970s
- peak decade
Clesha is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 10 have been recorded since 1974.
Clesha has 10 recorded births among girls since 1974, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1974 to 1981.
- #54,946 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 10 born since 1974
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Clesha ranks #54,946 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 10 born since 1974, peaking in the 1970s.
- #54,946 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 10
- born since 1974
- 1970s
- peak decade
Clesha's 10 recorded births place it above 21.24% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Clesha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Clesha splits its recorded history at 1981: 50% of all births land in the more recent half, 50% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1974 (5 births).
Clesha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1974–1981
- Peak year (1974)
- 5
- Annual births at peak, across 8 years of records
Clesha by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (5 births, 50% of the file).
1970s was Clesha's strongest decade.
5 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Clesha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
5 births
- 1980s
1980s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 5 births (50% of all-time use).
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What to do with Clesha's data
- Clesha's usage has stayed within range of its 1970s decade-level peak (5 total births) through the 1980s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Clesha: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1974)
Similar record span (~7 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, 1974–1981 (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 Clesha 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.