Girls' name · since 1976
Carnisha
Carnisha has 195 recorded births since 1976 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1992 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #20,051 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 195
- born since 1976
- 1990s
- peak decade
195 girls have been named Carnisha since 1976, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Carnisha recorded 195 times among girls since 1976, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1976 to 2001.
- #20,051 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 195 born since 1976
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Carnisha ranks #20,051 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 195 born since 1976, peaking in the 1990s.
- #20,051 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 195
- born since 1976
- 1990s
- peak decade
Carnisha's 195 recorded births place it above 72.2% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Carnisha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Carnisha's full recorded timeline at 1991, 55% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 45% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1976, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1992 peak of 22 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Carnisha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1976–2001
- Peak year (1992)
- 22
- Annual births at peak, across 26 years of records
Carnisha by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (111 births, 57% of the file).
1990s was Carnisha's strongest decade.
111 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 57% of all-time use.
Carnisha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s
1980s
73 births
- 1990s
1990s
111 births
- 2000s 6
2000s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 111 births (57% of all-time use).
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- Carnisha's decade-level peak was the 1990s (111 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Carnisha: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1992)
Similar record span (~25 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 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, 1976–2001 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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 Carnisha 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 August 2026.