Carnisha — girls' name

What the Data Says About Carnisha

The Social Security Administration has registered 195 babies named Carnisha between 1976 and 2001, spanning 26 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Carnisha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2001. The name reached its historical peak in 1992, when 22 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Carnisha performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 111 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Carnisha shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Carnisha 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 195 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.