Recorded 1959–2007 Girls' name Peak 1985 612 births

Elesha — girls' name

612 babies named Elesha in U.S. Social Security records since 1959, with the highest year being 1985. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s61960s611970s1691980s2121990s1192000s45
1980s
Peak decade

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

1985
Single peak year

29 babies were named Elesha in 1985 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Elesha

The Social Security Administration has registered 612 babies named Elesha between 1959 and 2007, spanning 49 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Elesha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2007. The name reached its historical peak in 1985, when 29 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Elesha performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 212 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Elesha shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Elesha in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Elesha 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 612 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.

Elesha at a glance

Last recorded 2007

Total births

612

Since 1959

49 years of records

Peak year

1985

29 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2007

Active since

1959

Recorded for 49 years

Last year on file: 2007

Elesha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2007–1959

Last recorded 2007
Peak year (1985)
29
Annual births at peak — across 49 years of records
010203040 200719991993198719811975196919621959 6

Elesha by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
212 births that decade — 35% of Elesha's all-time total
1950s61960s611970s1691980s2121990s1192000s45

Elesha by state

Where Elesha concentrates geographically — total births since 1959

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Elesha
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 0.8%
California share of Elesha's total US births 0.8%

5 of 612 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Elesha?
612 babies have been named Elesha since 1959. It was last recorded in 2007. The peak year was 1985 with 29 births.
When was Elesha most popular?
Elesha was most popular in the 1980s decade with 212 total births. The single peak year was 1985.
Where is Elesha most popular?
The top states for the name Elesha are California (5 births).
How long has the name Elesha been used?
Elesha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1959, spanning 49 years of data through 2007.
What names are similar to Elesha?
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.

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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, 1959–2007 (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.