Given name

Aleysha

Aleysha is used as a given name.

Meaning & origin

A reliable meaning for Aleysha isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.

The story

Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1986. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.

From dated birth records

Aleysha through the years

Babies since 1880
610
0 boys · 610 girls
Most popular year
2020
36 babies
2025
35
#4,071 for girls
2021–25 vs 2016–20
+6%
Steady
010203020002025Highest share 202022
Aleysha in U.S. Social Security birth records, 1986–2025, per million girls born. Years with fewer than five births for a sex are not published and appear as zero. Use the arrow keys to step through years.

Where it’s given

Most at home inPennsylvania, Florida
FewerMore, relative to births Not published
2025 births by state of birth. Tiles are equal-sized so small states stay visible. Highest rates: Pennsylvania (7), Florida (5).

By the numbers

In 2025, this name appeared in 35 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 4,071 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 6.1% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, Pennsylvania had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (7). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 514 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.

AleyshaAleisha

The ring: spellings.

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Spellings & scripts 1

The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.

Similar names

If you love Aleysha, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

Modern

Annaisha

0Not recently recorded

>99% girls

Modern

Aleenah

17Very rareCooling

>99% girls

Modern

Aleeyah

25RareCooling

>99% girls

Modern

Alanys

28RareRising

>99% girls

Modern

Madiha

“one who is praiseworthy”

27RareRising

>99% girls

Modern

Adalet

“justice”

28RareRising fast

>99% girls

Modern

Enara

“swallow”

16Very rareRising fast

>99% girls

Sibling ideas

Names that share Aleysha’s feel without repeating its first letter or rhyming with it.

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