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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201985peak #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—
1982#753220—
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1978#936151—
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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 1985

  • 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: #659 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 5,528 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: #300 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 2,195 girlsMNIllinois: #891 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 9,124 girlsILWisconsin: #575 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 6,129 girlsWIMichigan: #704 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 7,158 girlsMINew York: #979 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 9,717 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: #368 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,875 girlsIAIndiana: fewer than 5 girls named Alesha, so not publishedINOhio: #533 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 5,315 girlsOHPennsylvania: #531 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 4,939 girlsPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Alesha, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Alesha, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #1,138 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 11,897 girlsCAUtah: #322 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,793 girlsUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Alesha, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Alesha, so not publishedNEMissouri: fewer than 5 girls named Alesha, so not publishedMOKentucky: #404 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,542 girlsKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Alesha, so not publishedWVVirginia: #681 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 6,590 girlsVAMaryland: fewer than 5 girls named Alesha, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Alesha, so not publishedDEArizona: #572 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,833 girlsAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Alesha, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Alesha, so not publishedKSArkansas: #387 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,540 girlsARTennessee: fewer than 5 girls named Alesha, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: #580 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 5,079 girlsNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Alesha, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Alesha, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #547 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 4,025 girlsOKLouisiana: #756 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 6,016 girlsLAMississippi: #406 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,456 girlsMSAlabama: #330 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,179 girlsALGeorgia: fewer than 5 girls named Alesha, so not publishedGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Alesha, so not publishedHITexas: #822 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 7,408 girlsTXFlorida: #949 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 9,322 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Minnesota#300 · 1 in 2,195
  2. Utah#322 · 1 in 1,793
  3. Alabama#330 · 1 in 2,179
  4. Iowa#368 · 1 in 2,875
  5. Arkansas#387 · 1 in 2,540

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Minnesota#300131 in 2,195
Utah#32281 in 1,793
Alabama#330101 in 2,179
Iowa#36861 in 2,875
Arkansas#38751 in 2,540
Kentucky#40461 in 3,542
Mississippi#40661 in 2,456
Pennsylvania#531141 in 4,939
Ohio#533131 in 5,315
Oklahoma#54751 in 4,025
Arizona#57261 in 3,833
Wisconsin#57551 in 6,129
North Carolina#58071 in 5,079
Washington#65951 in 5,528
Virginia#68151 in 6,590
Michigan#70481 in 7,158
Louisiana#75651 in 6,016
Texas#822181 in 7,408
Illinois#89181 in 9,124
Florida#94971 in 9,322
New York#979111 in 9,717
California#1,138171 in 11,897
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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 1985

girls
#709
244 births · 1 in 7,053 girls

Top girls' names in 1985

  1. #1Jessica48,345
  2. #2Ashley47,010
  3. #3Jennifer42,661
  4. #4Amanda39,055
  5. #5Sarah24,879
  6. #6Stephanie23,243
  7. #7Nicole22,966
  8. #8Heather21,151
  9. #9Elizabeth20,545
  10. #10Megan20,013
  11. #709Alesha244
More about 1985

girls

1,720,828 girls got a published name in 1985; 1 in 7,053 of them was named Alesha, which outranked 94.3% of the 12,505 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 18.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Alesha
  1. #705Tami248
  2. #707Jenelle247
  3. #708Krysta245
  4. #709Alesha244
  5. #709Colette244
  6. #711Lily243
  7. #712Eliza242
  8. #712Kristan242

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

Biggest movers since 1984
Risers
  1. ↑ 7,360Kayleigh#8,153 → #793
  2. ↑ 1,675Madison#2,299 → #624
  3. ↑ 1,167Cierra#1,633 → #466
  4. ↑ 1,002Ciera#1,703 → #701
  5. ↑ 787Krystina#1,332 → #545
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,164Grisel#784 → #1,948
  2. ↓ 893Ciji#963 → #1,856
  3. ↓ 419Falon#914 → #1,333
  4. ↓ 364Alesia#969 → #1,333
  5. ↓ 362Echo#845 → #1,207

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

See the top 100 for 1985 →