Talesha
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- tah-LEE-sha
- Origin
- Modern
Talesha is a girls' name of Modern origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Talesha come from?
Modern: modern US coinage
Is Talesha a girl's or a boy's name?
Talesha is a girls' name.
How popular is Talesha in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1989, with 40 girls. It first appears in the records in 1970.
Half of all the girls named Talesha in the US since 1880 were born between 1980 and 1993, the years shaded on the chart below.
Talesha in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 7 | #13,698 |
| 2008 | 6 | #15,399 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 5 | #17,163 |
| 2005 | 7 | #13,003 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 8 | #11,102 |
| 2001 | 5 | #15,345 |
| 2000 | 8 | #10,738 |
| 1999 | 12 | #7,710 |
| 1998 | 13 | #7,099 |
| 1997 | 13 | #6,839 |
| 1996 | 20 | #4,878 |
| 1995 | 19 | #5,014 |
| 1994 | 20 | #4,840 |
| 1993 | 27 | #3,872 |
| 1992 | 31 | #3,497 |
| 1991 | 19 | #4,998 |
| 1990 | 25 | #3,998 |
| 1989 | 40 | #2,763 |
| 1988 | 29 | #3,301 |
| 1987 | 22 | #3,854 |
| 1986 | 14 | #5,185 |
| 1985 | 22 | #3,729 |
| 1984 | 26 | #3,232 |
| 1983 | 21 | #3,686 |
| 1982 | 28 | #3,092 |
| 1981 | 19 | #4,004 |
| 1980 | 18 | #4,147 |
| 1979 | 24 | #3,333 |
| 1978 | 20 | #3,637 |
| 1977 | 21 | #3,485 |
| 1976 | 14 | #4,361 |
| 1975 | 6 | #7,982 |
| 1974 | 14 | #4,226 |
| 1973 | 16 | #3,786 |
| 1972 | 9 | #5,479 |
| 1971 | 5 | #8,322 |
| 1970 | 9 | #5,412 |
Names like Talesha
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Aisha, Sasha, Alisha, Shayla, Samira, Khadija, Asha, Anika, Jamila, Amira, Yadira, Radhika
Names related to Talesha
More Modern names
Jayden, Ailany, Myla, Kayden, Nevaeh, Jax, Indie, Miley, Raelynn, Kaiden, Kehlani, Alayna, Caden, Zayden, Wrenley, Mya
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Talesha: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/talesha, updated 20 October 2026.