Recorded 1963–1993 Girls' name Peak 1971 177 births

Felesha — girls' name

177 babies named Felesha in U.S. Social Security records since 1963, with the highest year being 1971. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s161970s791980s501990s32
1970s
Peak decade

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

1971
Single peak year

13 babies were named Felesha in 1971 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Felesha

The Social Security Administration has registered 177 babies named Felesha between 1963 and 1993, spanning 31 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Felesha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1993. The name reached its historical peak in 1971, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Felesha performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 79 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Felesha shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Felesha 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 177 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.

Felesha at a glance

Last recorded 1993

Total births

177

Since 1963

31 years of records

Peak year

1971

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1993

Active since

1963

Recorded for 31 years

Last year on file: 1993

Felesha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1993–1963

Last recorded 1993
Peak year (1971)
13
Annual births at peak — across 31 years of records
468101214 199319901986198219791976197319681963 5

Felesha by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
79 births that decade — 45% of Felesha's all-time total
1960s161970s791980s501990s32

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Felesha?
177 babies have been named Felesha since 1963. It was last recorded in 1993. The peak year was 1971 with 13 births.
When was Felesha most popular?
Felesha was most popular in the 1970s decade with 79 total births. The single peak year was 1971.
How long has the name Felesha been used?
Felesha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1963, spanning 31 years of data through 1993.
What names are similar to Felesha?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Felicia, Felicity, Felecia, Felisha, 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, 1963–1993 (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.