Girls' name · since 1979
Johnesha
Johnesha has 279 recorded births since 1979 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1996 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 279
- total births
- 1979–2005
- years on record
- 1990s
- peak decade
- 64%
- born in that decade
Johnesha sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 279 recorded since 1979.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Johnesha has been recorded 279 times among girls since 1979, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1979 to 2005.
- 279 total births
- 1979–2005 years on record
- 1990s peak decade
- 64% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
Johnesha's 279 recorded births place it above 77% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Florida.
Johnesha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Johnesha's SSA record in two at 1995 and the more recent half accounts for 47% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 53%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1979, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1996 peak of 34, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Johnesha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1979–2005
- Peak year (1996)
- 34
- Annual births at peak, across 27 years of records
Johnesha by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1990s was Johnesha's strongest decade.
178 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 64% of all-time use.
Johnesha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s 46
1980s
46 births
- 1990s
1990s
178 births
- 2000s 50
2000s
50 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 178 births (64% of all-time use).
Johnesha by state
Where Johnesha concentrates geographically, total births since 1979
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Florida | | 6 | 2.2% |
| #2 | California | | 5 | 1.8% |
6 of 279 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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- Johnesha's decade-level peak was the 1990s (178 total births); usage has since declined to 50 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Florida records the most Johneshas (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Florida names
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Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1979–2005 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac. "Johnesha: Baby Name Since 1979 - 279 Births, Peak 1996." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/johnesha. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Johnesha 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 July 2026.