Recorded 1984–1996 Girls' name Peak 1987 30 births

Kanasha — girls' name

30 babies named Kanasha in U.S. Social Security records since 1984, with the highest year being 1987. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s131990s17
1990s
Peak decade

57% of everyone ever named Kanasha was born in this single decade.

1987
Single peak year

7 babies were named Kanasha in 1987 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kanasha

The Social Security Administration has registered 30 babies named Kanasha between 1984 and 1996, spanning 13 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kanasha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1996. The name reached its historical peak in 1987, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kanasha performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 17 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Kanasha shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kanasha 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 30 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.

Kanasha at a glance

Last recorded 1996

Total births

30

Since 1984

13 years of records

Peak year

1987

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1996

Active since

1984

Recorded for 13 years

Last year on file: 1996

Kanasha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–1984

Last recorded 1996
Peak year (1987)
7
Annual births at peak — across 13 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 19961994199119871984 6

Kanasha by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
17 births that decade — 57% of Kanasha's all-time total
1980s131990s17

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kanasha?
30 babies have been named Kanasha since 1984. It was last recorded in 1996. The peak year was 1987 with 7 births.
When was Kanasha most popular?
Kanasha was most popular in the 1990s decade with 17 total births. The single peak year was 1987.
How long has the name Kanasha been used?
Kanasha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1984, spanning 13 years of data through 1996.
What names are similar to Kanasha?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kandice, Kandace, Kandi, Kandy, 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, 1984–1996 (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.