Recorded 1989–2009 Girls' name Peak 1991 50 births

Kanecia — girls' name

50 babies named Kanecia in U.S. Social Security records since 1989, with the highest year being 1991. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s51990s352000s10
1990s
Peak decade

70% of everyone ever named Kanecia was born in this single decade.

1991
Single peak year

9 babies were named Kanecia in 1991 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kanecia

The Social Security Administration has registered 50 babies named Kanecia between 1989 and 2009, spanning 21 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kanecia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2009. The name reached its historical peak in 1991, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kanecia performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 35 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Kanecia shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kanecia 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 50 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.

Kanecia at a glance

Last recorded 2009

Total births

50

Since 1989

21 years of records

Peak year

1991

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2009

Active since

1989

Recorded for 21 years

Last year on file: 2009

Kanecia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2009–1989

Last recorded 2009
Peak year (1991)
9
Annual births at peak — across 21 years of records
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Kanecia by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
35 births that decade — 70% of Kanecia's all-time total
1980s51990s352000s10

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kanecia?
50 babies have been named Kanecia since 1989. It was last recorded in 2009. The peak year was 1991 with 9 births.
When was Kanecia most popular?
Kanecia was most popular in the 1990s decade with 35 total births. The single peak year was 1991.
How long has the name Kanecia been used?
Kanecia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1989, spanning 21 years of data through 2009.
What names are similar to Kanecia?
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, 1989–2009 (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.