# Aleshia (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/aleshia/  
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 | “of noble kind” |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |
| US babies named this | 2,826 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 0 / 2,826 (100% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 84, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

One of the modern variations of Alicia, meaning "of noble kind".

## 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 24 | 4,838 |
| 2002 | 23 | 5,094 |
| 2003 | 22 | 5,428 |
| 2004 | 22 | 5,565 |
| 2005 | 23 | 5,445 |
| 2006 | 15 | 7,888 |
| 2007 | 19 | 6,823 |
| 2008 | 14 | 8,547 |
| 2009 | 11 | 10,006 |
| 2010 | 10 | 10,482 |
| 2011 | 7 | 13,421 |
| 2012 | 6 | 15,053 |
| 2013 | 10 | 10,290 |
| 2015 | 6 | 14,585 |
| 2016 | 7 | 12,954 |

### England and Wales, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 8 | 1,958 |
| 1998 | 7 | 2,165 |
| 1999 | 5 | 2,770 |
| 2001 | 5 | 2,783 |
| 2002 | 5 | 2,868 |
| 2003 | 9 | 1,996 |
| 2005 | 5 | 3,382 |
| 2006 | 4 | 4,157 |
| 2007 | 5 | 3,667 |
| 2008 | 4 | 4,524 |
| 2009 | 4 | 4,564 |
| 2010 | 5 | 4,012 |
| 2011 | 6 | 3,549 |
| 2012 | 9 | 2,717 |
| 2013 | 3 | 5,742 |

## 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.