Elesha
Elesha L. Gayman is a former Iowa State Representative from the 84th District. She served in the Iowa House of Representatives from 2007 to 2011. Gayman served on several committees in the Iowa House - the Agriculture committee; the Appropriations committee; the Education committee; and the Public Safety committee. She was vice-chair of the Health and Human Services Appropriations Subcommittee.
Meaning & Origin of Elesha
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Elesha L. Gayman is a former Iowa State Representative from the 84th District. She served in the Iowa House of Representatives from 2007 to 2011. Gayman served on several committees in the Iowa House - the Agriculture committee; the Appropriations committee; the Education committee; and the Public Safety committee. She was vice-chair of the Health and Human Services Appropriations Subcommittee.
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The Story of Elesha
The earliest SSA record of Elesha as a baby girl name dates back to 1959, when 6 babies received it. 1985 was its biggest year on record, with 29 newborns named Elesha — #3,083 in the national rankings. The 1980s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 35% of all recorded Eleshas. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2007 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 612 Eleshas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1950s through the 2020s.
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About the name Elesha
Elesha is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1959 and has accumulated 612 births in the dataset. Elesha's peak popularity came in 1985 when it ranked #3,083. Use the chart and map above to compare Elesha's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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