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Aleisha

100% girls · 14 born in 2025

Aleisha has been given to about 3,013 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1989, which makes it a Gen X and millennial name.

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Living in the US≈ 2,945
Median age today36 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Aleisha per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1989 · 122
  • Born in 202514
  • All time3,013

How popular is Aleisha?

Its best year was 1989, when 122 babies were given the name, ranking 1288th. The typical living American called Aleisha is about 36 years old today.

Names that sound like Aleisha

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Alisha0.85
  2. Alesha0.85
  3. Lakeisha0.81
  4. Aleigha0.81
  5. Alysha0.79
  6. Elisha0.75
  7. Aisha0.75
  8. Keisha0.75

Middle names for Aleisha

Ranked by flow score
  1. Aleisha Rose0.89
  2. Aleisha Louise0.89
  3. Aleisha June0.88
  4. Aleisha Pearl0.88
  5. Aleisha Quinn0.88
  6. Aleisha Nell0.88

Sibling names for Aleisha

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Laceysister · 0.82
  2. Dereckbrother · 0.82
  3. Kareembrother · 0.80
  4. Bethanysister · 0.80
  5. Marisolsister · 0.79
  6. Nathanaelbrother · 0.78

Where Aleisha is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Aleisha White0.84
    2. Aleisha Reyes0.84
    3. Aleisha Nguyen0.84
    4. Aleisha Moore0.84
    5. Aleisha Lee0.84
    6. Aleisha Hill0.84

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Aleisha

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. Scotland1974–2020

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.