How Many People Are Named Alesa?
An estimated 820 people in the United States have the first name Alesa. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 45 years old, and Alesa peaked in popularity in 1963 with 38 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Alesa 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 Alesa paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
820
About 1 in 417,993 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
45
years old
Peak Year
1963
38 births
Total Registered
926
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Alesa
Alesa is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 926 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Alesa as a female name
Ranked #15,792 in 2018
5 female births in 2018
Peak: 1963 (38 births)
Alesa: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Alesa span from the 1950s to the 2010s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1960s, when 243 babies were registered. Alesa has declined significantly from its peak in the 1960s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Alesa by Decade
How has Alesa 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.
Alesa by State
Birth registrations for Alesa span all 3 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Ohio. The lowest are in Ohio, Texas, California. On average, about 6 Alesas were registered per state.
Alesa + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Alesa as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Alesa: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Alesa?
We estimate approximately 820 people named Alesa 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 417,993 Americans share this first name.
Is Alesa a common name?
Alesa is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 88.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 926 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Alesa most popular?
Alesa reached peak popularity in 1963, when 38 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Alesa is approximately 45 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Alesa a female name?
Alesa is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Alesa Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Alesa Smith, Alesa Johnson, Alesa 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 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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