Aleesa

A girls’ name with no widely documented etymology — three syllables, given to 12 babies a year in the US.

Babies a year
12
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list

Aleesa by the numbers

Aleesa was given to 12 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.

Its American peak was 31 babies in 2007, making it a 2000s name.

What we can tell you about Aleesa

Not every name has a meaning to trace. Plenty are coined rather than inherited — invented outright, blended from two names, or respelled from an older one — and where we cannot find an etymology we can stand behind, we would rather say so than make one up. What follows comes from the birth records themselves.

Spelled almost the same

Other names in the records within a letter or two of Aleesa. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

  • Aleenabright, shining; a form of Helen or Alena150 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Alessadefender of mankind; a form of Alessia143 in the US (2017)
  • Aleezagod is my oath; variation of aliza17 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Aleeyaascension; a form of Aliyah41 in the US (2017)
  • Alexsadefender of mankind; a form of Alexandra19 in the US (2017)
  • Aneesafriendly; companionable; a form of Anisa5 in England and Wales (2025)

Sounds like Aleesa

Names that are said the same way as Aleesa, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.

  • Alyssanoble or high-born2,227 in the US (2017)
  • Alisanoble kind; variant of Alice48 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Alissanoble; a form of Alice222 in the US (2017)
  • Allyssavariant of Alyssa, noble or high-born32 in the US (2017)
  • Alysaof noble birth; a form of Alyssa26 in the US (2017)
  • Allissanoble; a variant of Alicia or Alyssa10 in the US (2017)

Names about as common as Aleesa

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