How Many People Are Named Talesha?
An estimated 588 people in the United States have the first name Talesha. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 39 years old, and Talesha peaked in popularity in 1989 with 40 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Talesha 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 Talesha paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
588
About 1 in 582,916 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
39
years old
Peak Year
1989
40 births
Total Registered
622
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Talesha
Talesha is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 622 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Talesha as a female name
Ranked #15,070 in 2009
7 female births in 2009
Peak: 1989 (40 births)
Talesha: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Talesha span from the 1970s to the 2000s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 239 babies were registered. Talesha has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Talesha by Decade
How has Talesha 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.
Talesha by State
Talesha + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Talesha as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Talesha: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Talesha?
We estimate approximately 588 people named Talesha 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 582,916 Americans share this first name.
Is Talesha a common name?
Talesha is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 86.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 622 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Talesha most popular?
Talesha reached peak popularity in 1989, when 40 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Talesha is approximately 39 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Talesha a female name?
Talesha is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Talesha Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Talesha Smith, Talesha Johnson, Talesha 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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