Alesha
A girls’ name of Modern American origin, meaning noble; variant of alicia or alexa.
Alesha by the numbers
In 2025, 5 babies in England and Wales were named Alesha. In the US, 36 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
It is used at about the same rate on both sides of the Atlantic.
Its American peak was 306 babies in 1990, so it is a 1990s name that has since fallen a long way.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Alesha. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Alishanoble, exalted; a form of Alicia113 in England and Wales (2025)
- Ayeshaalive or living204 in England and Wales (2025)
- Alessadefender of mankind; a form of Alessia143 in the US (2017)
- Alesiadefender; a form of Alexia8 in England and Wales (2025)
- Alyshaa form of Alicia; noble natured7 in England and Wales (2025)
- Alethatruth; a form of Alethea6 in the US (2017)
Sounds like Alesha
Names that are said the same way as Alesha, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
Other names that mean nobility
Like Alesha, each of these has nobility in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Aubreyelf ruler; noble strength6,029 in the US (2017)
- Audreynoble strength4,820 in the US (2017)
- Aaliyahhigh, exalted, of high rank4,167 in the US (2017)
- Allisonnoble natured; a form of Alison4,017 in the US (2017)
- Adelinenoble, nobility3,902 in the US (2017)
- Alicenoble, of noble kind825 in England and Wales (2025)
Names about as common as Alesha
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