Recorded 1979–2005 Girls' name Peak 1996 279 births

Johnesha — girls' name

279 babies named Johnesha in U.S. Social Security records since 1979, with the highest year being 1996. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s51980s461990s1782000s50
1990s
Peak decade

64% of everyone ever named Johnesha was born in this single decade.

1996
Single peak year

34 babies were named Johnesha in 1996 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Johnesha

The Social Security Administration has registered 279 babies named Johnesha between 1979 and 2005, spanning 27 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Johnesha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2005. The name reached its historical peak in 1996, when 34 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Johnesha performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 178 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Johnesha shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Florida, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California. In total, SSA state-level files list Johnesha in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Johnesha 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 279 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.

Johnesha at a glance

Last recorded 2005

Total births

279

Since 1979

27 years of records

Peak year

1996

34 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2005

Active since

1979

Recorded for 27 years

Last year on file: 2005

Johnesha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2005–1979

Last recorded 2005
Peak year (1996)
34
Annual births at peak — across 27 years of records
010203040 20052002199919961993199019871979 5

Johnesha by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
178 births that decade — 64% of Johnesha's all-time total
1970s51980s461990s1782000s50

Johnesha by state

Where Johnesha concentrates geographically — total births since 1979

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Johnesha
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Florida
6 2.2%
#2 California
5 1.8%
Florida share of Johnesha's total US births 2.2%
Even split

6 of 279 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Johnesha?
279 babies have been named Johnesha since 1979. It was last recorded in 2005. The peak year was 1996 with 34 births.
When was Johnesha most popular?
Johnesha was most popular in the 1990s decade with 178 total births. The single peak year was 1996.
Where is Johnesha most popular?
The top states for the name Johnesha are Florida (6 births), California (5 births).
How long has the name Johnesha been used?
Johnesha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1979, spanning 27 years of data through 2005.
What names are similar to Johnesha?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Johanna, Johnnie, John, Johnna, 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, 1979–2005 (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.