Total births
143
Girls' name · since 1980
Carnesha
Carnesha has 143 recorded births since 1980 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1989 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 143
- total births
- 1980–2006
- years on record
- 1990s
- peak decade
- 57%
- born in that decade
Carnesha is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 143 have been recorded since 1980.
Carnesha has 143 recorded births among girls since 1980, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1980 to 2006.
- 143 total births
- 1980–2006 years on record
- 1990s peak decade
- 57% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
143 girls have been named Carnesha since 1980, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2006.
- 143
- total births
- 1980–2006
- years on record
- 1990s
- peak decade
- 57%
- born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade
57% of everyone ever named Carnesha was born in this single decade.
1989
Single peak year
15 babies were named Carnesha in 1989 - its busiest year on record.
Carnesha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Carnesha's full recorded timeline at 1993, 45% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 55% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1982, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1989 peak of 15 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Carnesha at a glance
Last recorded 2006Peak year
1989
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1980
Carnesha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1980–2006
- Peak year (1989)
- 15
- Annual births at peak, across 27 years of records
Carnesha by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1990s was Carnesha's strongest decade.
82 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 57% of all-time use.
Carnesha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
40 births
- 1990s
1990s
82 births
- 2000s 21
2000s
21 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 82 births (57% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Carnesha? ▼
Carnesha has been given to 143 babies in the U.S. since 1980, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 2006. 15 babies were born in 1989, its single highest year.
When was Carnesha most popular? ▼
Carnesha was most popular in the 1990s decade with 82 total births. The single peak year was 1989.
How long has the name Carnesha been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Carnesha since 1980 -- 27 years through the most recent 2006 data.
What names are similar to Carnesha? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Carol, Carolyn, Carrie, Caroline, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
What to do with Carnesha's data
- Carnesha's decade-level peak was the 1990s (82 total births); usage has since declined to 21 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Carnesha
Nearby Names Like Carnesha
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Carnesha
Carol Girl
#2639 816,928 births
Carolyn Girl
#1160 556,777 births
Carrie Girl
#3013 266,350 births
Caroline Girl
#92 250,410 births
Carla Girl
#1009 150,390 births
Compare Carnesha side by side: Carnesha vs Carol Carnesha vs Carolyn Carnesha vs Carrie
Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Data Sources
Data as of July 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1980–2006 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Carnesha: Baby Name Since 1980 - 143 Births, Peak 1989." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/carnesha. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Carnesha draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of July 2026.