Is Aleisha a boy or girl name?

Aleisha is a girl’s name. Of the 3,013 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

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Aleisha

Recorded 1961–2025 · United States

Aleisha was most popular in 1989, when 122 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,141 that year. In 2025 it ranked #12,918, with 14 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 3,013 people named Aleisha.

Aleisha over time

Births per year. The dot marks Aleisha’s peak in 1989. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Aleisha a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Aleisha is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 3,013 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Aleisha

Where Aleisha is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org