Alesha
A respelling of Alisha and Alicia, which are Latinized forms of Alice. Alice came from the Germanic Adalheidis, "noble sort."
Alesha in 2025
Alesha was given to 13 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 13,581st most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 255,026 babies born.
The history of Alesha
Alesha reached its highest point in 1990, when 306 babies were given the name, ranking 1,248th that year. Its best-ever ranking was 1,113th, in 1984.
Across the 67 years of records since 1959, 7,553 babies have been named Alesha. Half of them were born before 1989, which places the name's centre of gravity with Millennials.
Alesha by decade
| Decade | Babies named Alesha | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5 | 9,247 |
| 1960s | 257 | 2,520 |
| 1970s | 1,232 | 1,275 |
| 1980s | 2,522 | 1,113 |
| 1990s | 2,232 | 1,248 |
| 2000s | 859 | 2,615 |
| 2010s | 348 | 5,408 |
| 2020s | 98 | 10,211 |
Where Alesha is heading
Alesha has fallen 66% over the past decade, from 38 babies in 2015 to 13 in 2025.
That is less than 5% of its 1990 peak — Alesha is now a rare name in the United States.
Names like Alesha
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Alesha.