Girls' name · since 1993

Fonisha

11 babies named Fonisha in U.S. Social Security records since 1993, with the highest year being 1993. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#53,102 of 72,339
all-time among girls
11
born since 1993
1990s
peak decade

Fonisha is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 11 have been recorded since 1993.

Social Security Administration records show Fonisha recorded 11 times among girls since 1993, 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 1993 to 1993.

  • #53,102 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 11 born since 1993
  • 1990s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Fonisha ranks #53,102 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 11 born since 1993, peaking in the 1990s.

#53,102 of 72,339
all-time among girls
11
born since 1993
1990s
peak decade
Rare archive record
All-time archive position

Fonisha's 11 recorded births place it above 24.68% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Fonisha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1993–1993

Last recorded 1993
Peak year (1993)
11
Annual births at peak, across 1 years of records
11 1993 11

Fonisha by decade

1990s is the heaviest window (11 births, 100% of the file).

1990s was Fonisha's strongest decade.

11 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.

Fonisha births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1990s at 11 births (100% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Fonisha?
Since 1993, Social Security records show 11 babies named Fonisha. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #53,102 of 72,339 girls' names by total births. The most recent recorded year was 1993. Its busiest year on record was 1993, with 11 births.
Where does Fonisha sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Fonisha ranks #53,102 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Fonisha most popular?
Fonisha was most popular in the 1990s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 1993.
How long has the name Fonisha been used?
Records for Fonisha go back to 1993, giving 1 year of history through 1993.
What names are similar to Fonisha?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Fonda, Fontella, Fonnie, Fontaine, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Two nationwide peer axes for Fonisha: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1993–1993 (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 Fonisha 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.