Alesha

#7,885 for girls in 2025, 13 births · Last seen for boys in 1989 at #6,941
Given to girls 99.9% of the time

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Peak · girls
1984 · 282 births
Debut · girls
5 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
7,547
since 1959

Alesha over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Alesha has never cracked the top 600 here.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201980peak #629, 1984girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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2025#7,88513—
2024#7,25115—
2023#7,64014—
2022#6,46418—
2021#5,95520—
2020#6,32518—
2019#4,90927—
2018#4,76828—
2017#4,06636—
2016#4,42332—
2015#3,91538—
2014#5,16326—
2013#5,01327—
2012#3,64443—
2011#3,91638—
2010#3,12353—
2009#2,89260—
2008#2,44178—
2007#2,41878—
2006#2,70166—
2005#2,37974—
2004#1,99992—
2003#2,20378—
2002#1,82198—
2001#1,611114—
2000#1,511121—
1999#1,442121—
1998#1,205153—
1997#1,096171—
1996#957201—
1995#911207—
1994#791258—
1993#794256—
1992#782261—
1991#709298—
1990#693306—
1989#681298#6,9416
1988#680285—
1987#692265—
1986#750231—
1985#709244—
1984#629282—
1983#697244—
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1976#997127—
1975#915142—
1974#1,16597—
1973#1,074107—
1972#1,28080—
1971#1,42773—
1970#1,40774—
1969#1,59156—
1968#2,05634—
1967#2,27228—
1966#1,85938—
1965#2,15430—
1964#2,41226—
1963#2,96018—
1962#4,26310—
1961#5,3097—
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First appearance
1959

The first year at least five girls were named Alesha! It came in at #6,245, and was given to 5 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1959, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.

Where Alesha is popular in 1980

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Alesha, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Alesha, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Alesha, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Alesha, so not publishedNHWashington: #514 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 3,834 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Alesha, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Alesha, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Alesha, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Alesha, so not publishedMNIllinois: #767 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 7,027 girlsILWisconsin: #489 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 5,249 girlsWIMichigan: #438 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 3,767 girlsMINew York: #1,306 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 14,266 girlsNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Alesha, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Alesha, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Alesha, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Alesha, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Alesha, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Alesha, so not publishedSDIowa: #392 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,347 girlsIAIndiana: #547 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 5,285 girlsINOhio: #669 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 7,331 girlsOHPennsylvania: #694 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 7,662 girlsPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Alesha, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Alesha, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #1,141 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 11,580 girlsCAUtah: #406 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,743 girlsUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Alesha, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Alesha, so not publishedNEMissouri: #527 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 4,774 girlsMOKentucky: #459 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 4,144 girlsKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Alesha, so not publishedWVVirginia: fewer than 5 girls named Alesha, so not publishedVAMaryland: fewer than 5 girls named Alesha, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Alesha, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Alesha, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Alesha, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Alesha, so not publishedKSArkansas: #301 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,689 girlsARTennessee: #416 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 3,159 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #561 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 4,751 girlsNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Alesha, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Alesha, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #342 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,144 girlsOKLouisiana: #700 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 5,118 girlsLAMississippi: #450 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,737 girlsMSAlabama: #369 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,299 girlsALGeorgia: #494 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 3,528 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Alesha, so not publishedHITexas: #1,110 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 11,988 girlsTXFlorida: #764 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 6,452 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Arkansas#301 · 1 in 1,689
  2. Oklahoma#342 · 1 in 2,144
  3. Alabama#369 · 1 in 2,299
  4. Iowa#392 · 1 in 3,347
  5. Utah#406 · 1 in 2,743

Best ever in a state: #181 in North Dakota, 1977.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Arkansas#30181 in 1,689
Oklahoma#34291 in 2,144
Alabama#369101 in 2,299
Iowa#39261 in 3,347
Utah#40661 in 2,743
Tennessee#41691 in 3,159
Michigan#438161 in 3,767
Mississippi#45061 in 2,737
Kentucky#45961 in 4,144
Wisconsin#48961 in 5,249
Georgia#494101 in 3,528
Washington#51471 in 3,834
Missouri#52771 in 4,774
Indiana#54771 in 5,285
North Carolina#56171 in 4,751
Ohio#669101 in 7,331
Pennsylvania#69491 in 7,662
Louisiana#70061 in 5,118
Florida#76481 in 6,452
Illinois#767111 in 7,027
Texas#1,110101 in 11,988
California#1,141151 in 11,580
New York#1,30671 in 14,266
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Alesha
Momentum · girls
Holding steady
  • 634 spots since 2024 (#7,251 → #7,885)
  • 1,560 spots since 2020 (#6,325 → #7,885)
  • 3,970 spots since 2015 (#3,915 → #7,885)
  • Biggest jump: 250 spots in 1975 (#1,165 → #915)
  • Biggest drop: 139 spots in 1997 (#957 → #1,096)
Rise & fade · girls
25 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1959
  • Peaked 1984 at #629 (282 births)
  • Births halved by 1999, 15 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 22 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 22 yrs · run 1975–1996
Share of babies · girls
1 in 5,971
  • Highest: 1 in 5,971 girls born in 1984 were named Alesha (0.02%)
  • Latest: 1 in 123,636 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
Era · girls
The 1980s
  • 33.3% of all girls named Alesha (2,516) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1950s5#6,245 (1959)#6,245
1960s257#1,591 (1969)#2,906
1970s1,232#722 (1979)#1,085
1980s2,516#629 (1984)#709
1990s2,232#693 (1990)#938
2000s859#1,511 (2000)#2,198
2010s348#3,123 (2010)#4,294
2020s98#5,955 (2021)#6,920

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Alesha in 1980

girls
#710
239 births · 1 in 6,947 girls

Top girls' names in 1980

  1. #1Jennifer58,374
  2. #2Amanda35,811
  3. #3Jessica33,924
  4. #4Melissa31,629
  5. #5Sarah25,757
  6. #6Heather19,973
  7. #7Nicole19,917
  8. #8Amy19,833
  9. #9Elizabeth19,529
  10. #10Michelle19,119
  11. #710Alesha239
More about 1980

girls

1,660,307 girls got a published name in 1980; 1 in 6,947 of them was named Alesha, which outranked 94.2% of the 12,161 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Alesha
  1. #705Sunshine241
  2. #708Graciela240
  3. #708Renada240
  4. #710Alesha239
  5. #710Jaimie239
  6. #712Marisela236
  7. #713Annmarie235
  8. #713Shonda235

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1979
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,510Renada#2,218 → #708
  2. ↑ 1,173Tai#2,112 → #939
  3. ↑ 1,036Anya#1,592 → #556
  4. ↑ 601Chimere#1,503 → #902
  5. ↑ 517Brynn#1,442 → #925
Fallers
  1. ↓ 529Marlana#989 → #1,518
  2. ↓ 494Kizzy#647 → #1,141
  3. ↓ 369January#748 → #1,117
  4. ↓ 361Carisa#836 → #1,197
  5. ↓ 328Latonia#841 → #1,169

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1980 →