Recorded 1985–2007 Girls' name Peak 1996 211 births

Cornesha — girls' name

211 babies named Cornesha in U.S. Social Security records since 1985, with the highest year being 1996. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s241990s1502000s37
1990s
Peak decade

71% of everyone ever named Cornesha was born in this single decade.

1996
Single peak year

19 babies were named Cornesha in 1996 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Cornesha

The Social Security Administration has registered 211 babies named Cornesha between 1985 and 2007, spanning 23 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Cornesha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2007. The name reached its historical peak in 1996, when 19 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Cornesha performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 150 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Cornesha shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Tennessee, which accounts for 10 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Virginia. In total, SSA state-level files list Cornesha in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Cornesha 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 211 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.

Cornesha at a glance

Last recorded 2007

Total births

211

Since 1985

23 years of records

Peak year

1996

19 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2007

Active since

1985

Recorded for 23 years

Last year on file: 2007

Cornesha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2007–1985

Last recorded 2007
Peak year (1996)
19
Annual births at peak — across 23 years of records
05101520 2007200119981995199219891985 6

Cornesha by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
150 births that decade — 71% of Cornesha's all-time total
1980s241990s1502000s37

Cornesha by state

Where Cornesha concentrates geographically — total births since 1985

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Cornesha
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Tennessee
10 4.7%
#2 Virginia
5 2.4%
Tennessee share of Cornesha's total US births 4.7%
Even split

10 of 211 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Cornesha?
211 babies have been named Cornesha since 1985. It was last recorded in 2007. The peak year was 1996 with 19 births.
When was Cornesha most popular?
Cornesha was most popular in the 1990s decade with 150 total births. The single peak year was 1996.
Where is Cornesha most popular?
The top states for the name Cornesha are Tennessee (10 births), Virginia (5 births).
How long has the name Cornesha been used?
Cornesha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1985, spanning 23 years of data through 2007.
What names are similar to Cornesha?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Cora, Corinne, Cornelia, Corrine, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1985–2007 (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.