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Alesha

Girl

Meaning of Alesha: English: 'noble'

Alesha is a girl's name most strongly associated with English naming. It has 6 letters and 3 syllables, and it is a genuinely rare and unique choice — 7442nd most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 2411th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#7442

13 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#2411

11 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

7,553

First recorded 1959 · peak 1990

Trend

stable

Style: rare

Popularity over time

1981: 208 babies1982: 220 babies1983: 244 babies1984: 282 babies1985: 244 babies1986: 231 babies1987: 265 babies1988: 285 babies1989: 304 babies1990: 306 babies19901991: 298 babies1992: 261 babies1993: 256 babies1994: 258 babies1995: 207 babies1996: 201 babies1997: 171 babies1998: 153 babies1999: 121 babies2000: 121 babies20002001: 114 babies2002: 98 babies2003: 78 babies2004: 92 babies2005: 74 babies2006: 66 babies2007: 78 babies2008: 78 babies2009: 60 babies2010: 53 babies20102011: 38 babies2012: 43 babies2013: 27 babies2014: 26 babies2015: 38 babies2016: 32 babies2017: 36 babies2018: 28 babies2019: 27 babies2020: 18 babies20202021: 20 babies2022: 18 babies2023: 14 babies2024: 15 babies2025: 13 babies
US babies named Alesha per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 306.

Gender split

0% boys · 100% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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