How Many People Are Named Carlesha?
An estimated 182 people in the United States have the first name Carlesha. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 35 years old, and Carlesha peaked in popularity in 1993 with 15 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Carlesha 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 Carlesha paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
182
About 1 in 1,883,266 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
35
years old
Peak Year
1993
15 births
Total Registered
190
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Carlesha
Carlesha is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 190 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Carlesha as a female name
Ranked #15,872 in 2002
5 female births in 2002
Peak: 1993 (15 births)
Carlesha: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Carlesha span from the 1970s to the 2000s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 98 babies were registered. Carlesha has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Carlesha by Decade
How has Carlesha 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.
Carlesha by State
Carlesha + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Carlesha as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Carlesha: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Carlesha?
We estimate approximately 182 people named Carlesha 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 1,883,266 Americans share this first name.
Is Carlesha a common name?
Carlesha is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 72.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 190 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Carlesha most popular?
Carlesha reached peak popularity in 1993, when 15 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Carlesha is approximately 35 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Carlesha a female name?
Carlesha is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Carlesha Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Carlesha Smith, Carlesha Johnson, Carlesha 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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