Alesha is an uncommon variant of Alisha that peaked in 1990 and has since faded.
Alesha is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #7,909 for girl births in the United States (and #13,581 across all names), given to 13 babies. Alesha was first reported in SSA data in 1959 and peaked in 1990 (306 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 13 | 13 | #7,909 | — |
| 2024 | 15 | 15 | #7,266 | — |
| 2023 | 14 | 14 | #7,655 | — |
| 2022 | 18 | 18 | #6,467 | — |
| 2021 | 20 | 20 | #5,961 | — |
| 2020 | 18 | 18 | #6,333 | — |
| 2019 | 27 | 27 | #4,914 | — |
| 2018 | 28 | 28 | #4,773 | — |
| 2017 | 36 | 36 | #4,070 | — |
| 2016 | 32 | 32 | #4,430 | — |
| 2015 | 38 | 38 | #3,920 | — |
| 2014 | 26 | 26 | #5,170 | — |
| 2013 | 27 | 27 | #5,020 | — |
| 2012 | 43 | 43 | #3,646 | — |
| 2011 | 38 | 38 | #3,916 | — |
| 2010 | 53 | 53 | #3,126 | — |
| 2009 | 60 | 60 | #2,894 | — |
| 2008 | 78 | 78 | #2,441 | — |
| 2007 | 78 | 78 | #2,419 | — |
| 2006 | 66 | 66 | #2,703 | — |
| 2005 | 74 | 74 | #2,381 | — |
| 2004 | 92 | 92 | #1,999 | — |
| 2003 | 78 | 78 | #2,204 | — |
| 2002 | 98 | 98 | #1,821 | — |
| 2001 | 114 | 114 | #1,611 | — |
| 2000 | 121 | 121 | #1,511 | — |
| 1999 | 121 | 121 | #1,442 | — |
| 1998 | 153 | 153 | #1,205 | — |
| 1997 | 171 | — | #1,096 | — |
| 1996 | 201 | — | #957 | — |
| 1995 | 207 | — | #911 | — |
| 1994 | 258 | — | #791 | — |
| 1993 | 256 | — | #794 | — |
| 1992 | 261 | — | #782 | — |
| 1991 | 298 | — | #709 | — |
| 1990 | 306 | — | #693 | — |
| 1989 | 304 | — | #681 | #6,967 |
| 1988 | 285 | — | #680 | — |
| 1987 | 265 | — | #692 | — |
| 1986 | 231 | — | #750 | — |
| 1985 | 244 | — | #709 | — |
| 1984 | 282 | — | #629 | — |
| 1983 | 244 | — | #697 | — |
| 1982 | 220 | — | #753 | — |
| 1981 | 208 | — | #784 | — |
| 1980 | 239 | — | #710 | — |
| 1979 | 230 | — | #722 | — |
| 1978 | 151 | — | #936 | — |
| 1977 | 151 | — | #926 | — |
| 1976 | 127 | — | #997 | — |
| 1975 | 142 | — | #915 | — |
| 1974 | 97 | — | #1,165 | — |
| 1973 | 107 | — | #1,074 | — |
| 1972 | 80 | — | #1,280 | — |
| 1971 | 73 | — | #1,427 | — |
| 1970 | 74 | — | #1,408 | — |
| 1969 | 56 | — | #1,591 | — |
| 1968 | 34 | — | #2,056 | — |
| 1967 | 28 | — | #2,273 | — |
| 1966 | 38 | — | #1,860 | — |
| 1965 | 30 | — | #2,156 | — |
| 1964 | 26 | — | #2,412 | — |
| 1963 | 18 | — | #2,960 | — |
| 1962 | 10 | — | #4,265 | — |
| 1961 | 7 | — | #5,315 | — |
| 1960 | 10 | — | #4,189 | — |
| 1959 | 5 | — | #6,257 | — |