Alesha comes from the Greek / Slavic tradition, meaning Defender of men / protector.
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How popular is Alesha?
1990peak year
The name Alesha reached its peak in 1990, with 306 registrations (ranked #693). It first surfaced in U.S. records in 1959, roughly 31 years before its peak. Since the peak, the name has eased to well outside the top 1,000 (around #5575) today, averaging about 25 new babies per year. Alesha has been declining in recent years. Across all years on record, approximately 7,540 American babies have carried this name.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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