Recorded 1988–2005 Girls' name Peak 1992 137 births

Jalesha — girls' name

137 babies named Jalesha in U.S. Social Security records since 1988, with the highest year being 1992. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s181990s942000s25
1990s
Peak decade

69% of everyone ever named Jalesha was born in this single decade.

1992
Single peak year

17 babies were named Jalesha in 1992 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jalesha

The Social Security Administration has registered 137 babies named Jalesha between 1988 and 2005, spanning 18 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Jalesha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2005. The name reached its historical peak in 1992, when 17 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jalesha performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 94 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Jalesha shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jalesha 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 137 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.

Jalesha at a glance

Last recorded 2005

Total births

137

Since 1988

18 years of records

Peak year

1992

17 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2005

Active since

1988

Recorded for 18 years

Last year on file: 2005

Jalesha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2005–1988

Last recorded 2005
Peak year (1992)
17
Annual births at peak — across 18 years of records
05101520 20052002199919971994199219901988 10

Jalesha by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
94 births that decade — 69% of Jalesha's all-time total
1980s181990s942000s25

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jalesha?
137 babies have been named Jalesha since 1988. It was last recorded in 2005. The peak year was 1992 with 17 births.
When was Jalesha most popular?
Jalesha was most popular in the 1990s decade with 94 total births. The single peak year was 1992.
How long has the name Jalesha been used?
Jalesha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1988, spanning 18 years of data through 2005.
What names are similar to Jalesha?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jaliyah, Jalisa, Jalyn, Jalynn, 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, 1988–2005 (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.