How Many People Are Named Jalesha?
An estimated 132 people in the United States have the first name Jalesha. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 32 years old, and Jalesha peaked in popularity in 1992 with 17 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Jalesha 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 Jalesha paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
132
About 1 in 2,596,624 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
32
years old
Peak Year
1992
17 births
Total Registered
137
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Jalesha
Jalesha is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 137 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Jalesha as a female name
Ranked #13,579 in 2005
7 female births in 2005
Peak: 1992 (17 births)
Jalesha: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Jalesha span from the 1980s to the 2000s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 94 babies were registered. Jalesha has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Jalesha by Decade
How has Jalesha 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.
Jalesha + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Jalesha as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Jalesha: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Jalesha?
We estimate approximately 132 people named Jalesha 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 2,596,624 Americans share this first name.
Is Jalesha a common name?
Jalesha is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 68.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 137 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Jalesha most popular?
Jalesha reached peak popularity in 1992, when 17 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Jalesha is approximately 32 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Jalesha a female name?
Jalesha is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Jalesha Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Jalesha Smith, Jalesha Johnson, Jalesha 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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