The first name Alesha
A girl’s name.
3 syllables Female
Meaning and origin
One of the modern variations of Alicia.
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
In 2025, 5 girls were named Alesha, making it the 4,201st most popular girls’ name. It peaked in 2009, with 397 births (#139).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Alesha with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Alesha at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 13 girls born in the United States were named Alesha, the 7,909th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1990, when 306 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Famous people named Alesha
1 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Alesha DixonBritish singer, rapper and dancer, born 1978
Questions
- What does the name Alesha mean?
- One of the modern variations of Alicia.
- How popular is the name Alesha?
- In 2025, 5 girls born in England and Wales were named Alesha, ranking 4,201st. Its peak was 2009, with 397 births.
- Is Alesha a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 7,553 US babies named Alesha since 1880 were girls.
- When was Alesha most popular?
- 1990 in the United States, when 306 babies were named Alesha, its highest rank at 693rd.