Given name
Ilesha
“of the earth”
Ilesha is used as a given name. One Hindi interpretation is “of the earth.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Hindi interpretation is “of the earth.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Hindi.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1991. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Ilesha through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 17
- 0 boys · 17 girls
- Most popular year
- 1993
- 7 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 1994. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 7 in 1993.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Ilesha’s family of names
Ilesha has a related form in Ileasha. Ilesha has a related form in Ileashah. Ilesha has a related form in Ileesha.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 8
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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