Alesia

Alesia: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning: “defending warrior”
Origin: Greek
Say it: uh-LEE-see-uh · 4 syllables
Used for: Girls

Generally a variant of Alessia or Alicia-family names, ultimately linked to Alexandra from Greek alexein 'to defend'. It is also the name of an ancient Gallic town, but as a given name it is usually treated as a variant form.

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How popular is Alesia?

20249.0 per million US babies

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Babies named Alesia in 202430

2024 rank#4,574 girls

Peak year1963

Total US babies since 18807,512

Alesia is steady now but far below its 1963 peak.

Names like Alesia

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

Alessiadefending warrior · Italian
Sophiawisdom · Greek
Sofiawisdom · Greek
Chloeyoung green shoot · Greek
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Penelopeweaver; duck · Greek
Elenabright, shining light · Greek
Genesisorigin; creation; birth · Greek

Alesia questions

What does the name Alesia mean?

Alesia means "defending warrior". It comes from Greek. Generally a variant of Alessia or Alicia-family names, ultimately linked to Alexandra from Greek alexein 'to defend'. It is also the name of an ancient Gallic town, but as a given name it is usually treated as a variant form.

Is Alesia a boy or girl name?

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

How popular is Alesia?

30 US babies were named Alesia in 2024. Its peak year was 1963.

How do you pronounce Alesia?

Alesia is usually pronounced uh-LEE-see-uh.

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.