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Alesha

Alesha: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“noble kind”
Origin
Germanic
Say it
uh-LEE-shuh · 3 syllables
Used for
Girls

Usually treated as a variant of Alicia or Alisha, ultimately from Adelaide through the Germanic name Adalheidis. In some Slavic contexts it can also resemble a pet form of Alexei/Aleksa, but that is less likely here.

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How popular is Alesha?

20244.5 per million US babies
1880192019602000
Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

Babies named Alesha in 202415

Peak year1984

Total US babies since 18807,540

Alesha is fading: recent use is about 51% of its level ten years before.

Names like Alesha

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • Alyssarational; noble · Greek
  • Alicianoble kind · Germanic
  • Alishanoble kind · English
  • Elysiafrom Elysium, blissful place · Greek
  • Alyshavariant of Alicia; noble · English
  • Alycianoble · English
  • Alysianoble · English
  • Alecianoble kind · Germanic

Alesha questions

What does the name Alesha mean?

Alesha means "noble kind". It comes from Germanic. Usually treated as a variant of Alicia or Alisha, ultimately from Adelaide through the Germanic name Adalheidis. In some Slavic contexts it can also resemble a pet form of Alexei/Aleksa, but that is less likely here.

Is Alesha a boy or girl name?

Alesha is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Alesha?

15 US babies were named Alesha in 2024. Its peak year was 1984.

How do you pronounce Alesha?

Alesha is usually pronounced uh-LEE-shuh.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.