Recorded 1976–1999 Girls' name Peak 1991 66 births

Eleesha — girls' name

66 babies named Eleesha in U.S. Social Security records since 1976, with the highest year being 1991. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s51980s311990s30
1980s
Peak decade

47% of everyone ever named Eleesha was born in this single decade.

1991
Single peak year

7 babies were named Eleesha in 1991 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Eleesha

The Social Security Administration has registered 66 babies named Eleesha between 1976 and 1999, spanning 24 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Eleesha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1999. The name reached its historical peak in 1991, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Eleesha performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 31 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Eleesha shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Eleesha 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 66 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.

Eleesha at a glance

Last recorded 1999

Total births

66

Since 1976

24 years of records

Peak year

1991

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1999

Active since

1976

Recorded for 24 years

Last year on file: 1999

Eleesha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1999–1976

Last recorded 1999
Peak year (1991)
7
Annual births at peak — across 24 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 199919961995199219911989198619851983198219811976 5

Eleesha by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
31 births that decade — 47% of Eleesha's all-time total
1970s51980s311990s30

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Eleesha?
66 babies have been named Eleesha since 1976. It was last recorded in 1999. The peak year was 1991 with 7 births.
When was Eleesha most popular?
Eleesha was most popular in the 1980s decade with 31 total births. The single peak year was 1991.
How long has the name Eleesha been used?
Eleesha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1976, spanning 24 years of data through 1999.
What names are similar to Eleesha?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Eleanor, Elena, Eleanore, Eleanora, 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, 1976–1999 (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.