Given name · also Germanic
Aleisha
Aleisha is a feminine given name from Germanic.
Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
Aleisha comes from Germanic, and ultimately from Germanic languages.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1961. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Aleisha through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 3,013
- 0 boys · 3,013 girls
- Most popular year
- 1989
- 122 babies
- 2025
- 14
- #7,501 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −21%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 14 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 7,501 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 21.2% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 122 in 1989. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,600 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Aleisha’s family of names
Aleisha may belong to the same name family as ALLEISHA. This is a tentative spelling connection.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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