# Alesha (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/alesha/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | girls |
| Origin | not recorded |
| Meaning | not recorded |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |
| US babies named this | 7,553 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 6 / 7,547 (100% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 2,850, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

One of the modern variations of Alicia.

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 38 | 3,916 |
| 2012 | 43 | 3,646 |
| 2013 | 27 | 5,020 |
| 2014 | 26 | 5,170 |
| 2015 | 38 | 3,920 |
| 2016 | 32 | 4,430 |
| 2017 | 36 | 4,070 |
| 2018 | 28 | 4,773 |
| 2019 | 27 | 4,914 |
| 2020 | 18 | 6,333 |
| 2021 | 20 | 5,961 |
| 2022 | 18 | 6,467 |
| 2023 | 14 | 7,655 |
| 2024 | 15 | 7,266 |
| 2025 | 13 | 7,909 |

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 6 | 6,967 |

### England and Wales, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 204 | 247 |
| 2012 | 168 | 287 |
| 2013 | 118 | 378 |
| 2014 | 87 | 486 |
| 2015 | 96 | 449 |
| 2016 | 65 | 645 |
| 2017 | 65 | 637 |
| 2018 | 57 | 701 |
| 2019 | 37 | 955 |
| 2020 | 50 | 735 |
| 2021 | 21 | 1,454 |
| 2022 | 17 | 1,685 |
| 2023 | 19 | 1,575 |
| 2024 | 11 | 2,411 |
| 2025 | 5 | 4,201 |

## People named Alesha

- Alesha Dixon, British singer, rapper and dancer

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.