How Many People Are Named Elesa?
An estimated 179 people in the United States have the first name Elesa. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 53 years old, and Elesa peaked in popularity in 1963 with 15 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Elesa 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 Elesa paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
179
About 1 in 1,914,829 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
53
years old
Peak Year
1963
15 births
Total Registered
216
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Elesa
Elesa is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 216 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Elesa as a female name
Ranked #16,360 in 2018
5 female births in 2018
Peak: 1963 (15 births)
Elesa: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Elesa span from the 1940s to the 2010s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1960s, when 81 babies were registered. Elesa has declined significantly from its peak in the 1960s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Elesa by Decade
How has Elesa 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.
Elesa + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Elesa as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Elesa: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Elesa?
We estimate approximately 179 people named Elesa 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 1,914,829 Americans share this first name.
Is Elesa a common name?
Elesa is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 72.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 216 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Elesa most popular?
Elesa reached peak popularity in 1963, when 15 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Elesa is approximately 53 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Elesa a female name?
Elesa is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Elesa Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Elesa Smith, Elesa Johnson, Elesa 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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