How Many People Are Named Aleisha?
An estimated 2,862 people in the United States have the first name Aleisha. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 34 years old, and Aleisha peaked in popularity in 1989 with 122 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Aleisha as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Aleisha paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
2,862
About 1 in 119,760 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
34
years old
Peak Year
1989
122 births
Total Registered
2,999
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Aleisha
Aleisha is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 2,999 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Aleisha as a female name
Ranked #8,436 in 2024
12 female births in 2024
Peak: 1989 (122 births)
Aleisha: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Aleisha span from the 1960s to the 2020s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 961 babies were registered. Aleisha has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Aleisha by Decade
How has Aleisha tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Aleisha by State
Birth registrations for Aleisha span all 24 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, Florida, Michigan. The lowest are in Oklahoma, Mississippi, Missouri. On average, about 34 Aleishas were registered per state.
Aleisha + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Aleisha as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Aleisha: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Aleisha?
We estimate approximately 2,862 people named Aleisha are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 119,760 Americans share this first name.
Is Aleisha a common name?
Aleisha is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 95% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,999 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Aleisha most popular?
Aleisha reached peak popularity in 1989, when 122 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Aleisha is approximately 34 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Aleisha a female name?
Aleisha is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Aleisha Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Aleisha Smith, Aleisha Johnson, Aleisha Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 0 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau estimate. Full methodology.
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