Is Alesha a boy or girl name?
Alesha is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 15 girls and 0 boys were named Alesha, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.9% of the 7,540 US babies named Alesha were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #7,239
- Babies named Alesha since 1959
- 7,540
- Most popular year
- 1990
- 306 babies
Boys and girls named Alesha, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0 | 5 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 257 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 1,232 | 100% |
| 1980s | 6 | 2,516 | 99.8% |
| 1990s | 0 | 2,232 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 859 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 348 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 85 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 15 | #7,239 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 14 | #7,651 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 18 | #6,460 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 20 | #5,959 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 18 | #6,332 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 27 | #4,912 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 28 | #4,773 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 36 | #4,070 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 32 | #4,430 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 38 | #3,920 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 26 | #5,169 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 27 | #5,019 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 43 | #3,645 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 38 | #3,916 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 53 | #3,126 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 60 | #2,894 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 78 | #2,441 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 78 | #2,419 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 66 | #2,703 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 74 | #2,381 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 92 | #1,999 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 78 | #2,204 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 98 | #1,821 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 114 | #1,611 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 121 | #1,511 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 121 | #1,442 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 153 | #1,205 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 171 | #1,096 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 201 | #957 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 207 | #911 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 258 | #791 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 256 | #794 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 261 | #782 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 298 | #709 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 306 | #693 |
| 1989 | 6 | #6,966 | 298 | #681 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 285 | #680 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 265 | #692 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 231 | #750 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 244 | #709 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 282 | #629 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 244 | #697 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 220 | #754 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 208 | #784 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 239 | #710 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 230 | #722 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 151 | #936 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 151 | #926 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 127 | #997 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 142 | #915 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 97 | #1,165 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 107 | #1,074 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 80 | #1,281 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 73 | #1,427 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 74 | #1,408 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 56 | #1,591 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 34 | #2,056 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 28 | #2,273 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 38 | #1,860 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 30 | #2,155 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 26 | #2,411 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 18 | #2,960 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 10 | #4,266 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 7 | #5,316 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 10 | #4,188 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 5 | #6,256 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Alesha reached #6,966 in 1989. As a girl name, it reached #629 in 1984. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1990s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Alesha
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.