Recorded 1988–2001 Girls' name Peak 1990 44 births

Jaleshia — girls' name

44 babies named Jaleshia in U.S. Social Security records since 1988, with the highest year being 1990. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s81990s312000s5
1990s
Peak decade

70% of everyone ever named Jaleshia was born in this single decade.

1990
Single peak year

9 babies were named Jaleshia in 1990 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jaleshia

The Social Security Administration has registered 44 babies named Jaleshia between 1988 and 2001, spanning 14 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Jaleshia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2001. The name reached its historical peak in 1990, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jaleshia performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 31 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Jaleshia shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jaleshia 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 44 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.

Jaleshia at a glance

Last recorded 2001

Total births

44

Since 1988

14 years of records

Peak year

1990

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2001

Active since

1988

Recorded for 14 years

Last year on file: 2001

Jaleshia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–1988

Last recorded 2001
Peak year (1990)
9
Annual births at peak — across 14 years of records
45678910 200119961993199219901988 8

Jaleshia by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
31 births that decade — 70% of Jaleshia's all-time total
1980s81990s312000s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jaleshia?
44 babies have been named Jaleshia since 1988. It was last recorded in 2001. The peak year was 1990 with 9 births.
When was Jaleshia most popular?
Jaleshia was most popular in the 1990s decade with 31 total births. The single peak year was 1990.
How long has the name Jaleshia been used?
Jaleshia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1988, spanning 14 years of data through 2001.
What names are similar to Jaleshia?
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, 1988–2001 (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.