Recorded 1980–2006 Girls' name Peak 1989 143 births

Carnesha — girls' name

143 babies named Carnesha in U.S. Social Security records since 1980, with the highest year being 1989. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s401990s822000s21
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.

What the Data Says About Carnesha

The Social Security Administration has registered 143 babies named Carnesha between 1980 and 2006, spanning 27 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Carnesha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2006. The name reached its historical peak in 1989, when 15 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Carnesha performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 82 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Carnesha shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Carnesha in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 143 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Carnesha at a glance

Last recorded 2006

Total births

143

Since 1980

27 years of records

Peak year

1989

15 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2006

Active since

1980

Recorded for 27 years

Last year on file: 2006

Carnesha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2006–1980

Last recorded 2006
Peak year (1989)
15
Annual births at peak — across 27 years of records
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Carnesha by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
82 births that decade — 57% of Carnesha's all-time total
1980s401990s822000s21

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Carnesha?
143 babies have been named Carnesha since 1980. It was last recorded in 2006. The peak year was 1989 with 15 births.
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?
Carnesha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1980, spanning 27 years of data through 2006.
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.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1980–2006 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.