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Girl name

Talesha

100% girls · last recorded 2009

Talesha has been given to about 622 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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Origin—
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Pronunciation—
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Living in the US≈ 605
Median age today38 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Talesha per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & Waleseach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1989 · 40
  • Born in 20250
  • All time622

How popular is Talesha?

Its best year was 1989, when 40 babies were given the name, ranking 2807th. The typical living American called Talesha is about 38 years old today.

Names that sound like Talesha

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Alesha0.89
  2. Tanesha0.89
  3. Lakesha0.79
  4. Aletha0.79
  5. Ayesha0.79
  6. Alisha0.74
  7. Tasha0.74
  8. Tanisha0.74

Middle names for Talesha

Ranked by flow score
  1. Talesha Rose0.85
  2. Talesha Louise0.85
  3. Talesha June0.84
  4. Talesha Pearl0.84
  5. Talesha Quinn0.84
  6. Talesha Nell0.84

Sibling names for Talesha

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Laceysister · 0.70
  2. Bethanysister · 0.68
  3. Meredithsister · 0.68
  4. Caseyeither · 0.67
  5. Coreybrother · 0.67
  6. Dustinbrother · 0.66

Where Talesha is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Talesha White0.80
    2. Talesha Reyes0.80
    3. Talesha Nguyen0.80
    4. Talesha Moore0.80
    5. Talesha Lee0.80
    6. Talesha Hill0.80

    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 Talesha

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

    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.