Is Elesha a boy or girl name?

Elesha is a girl’s name. Of the 612 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Elesha

Recorded 1959–2007 · United States

Elesha was most popular in 1985, when 29 American babies were given the name — ranking #4,865 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 612 people named Elesha.

Elesha over time

Births per year. The dot marks Elesha’s peak in 1985. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Elesha a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Elesha is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 612 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were 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.

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