Girls' name · since 1977
Kaneesha
Kaneesha has 482 recorded births since 1977 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1990 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #12,133 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 482
- born since 1977
- 1990s
- peak decade
482 girls have been named Kaneesha since 1977, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kaneesha has been recorded 482 times among girls since 1977, 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 1977 to 2001.
- #12,133 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 482 born since 1977
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kaneesha ranks #12,133 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 482 born since 1977, peaking in the 1990s.
- #12,133 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 482
- born since 1977
- 1990s
- peak decade
Kaneesha's 482 recorded births place it above 83.21% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
15 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Georgia.
Kaneesha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Kaneesha splits its recorded history at 1991: 44% of all births land in the more recent half, 56% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1977 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1990 peak of 175 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Kaneesha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1977–2001
- Peak year (1990)
- 175
- Annual births at peak, across 25 years of records
Kaneesha by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (374 births, 78% of the file).
1990s was Kaneesha's strongest decade.
374 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 78% of all-time use.
Kaneesha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 12
1970s
12 births
- 1980s 85
1980s
85 births
- 1990s
1990s
374 births
- 2000s 11
2000s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 374 births (78% of all-time use).
Kaneesha by state
Where Kaneesha concentrates geographically, total births since 1977
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Georgia | | 32 | 6.6% |
| #2 | North Carolina | | 19 | 3.9% |
| #3 | Texas | | 18 | 3.7% |
| #4 | Alabama | | 15 | 3.1% |
| #5 | Louisiana | | 15 | 3.1% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 14 | 2.9% |
| #7 | Mississippi | | 14 | 2.9% |
| #8 | South Carolina | | 11 | 2.3% |
32 of 482 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 15 reporting states.
Kaneesha appears in 15 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Kaneesha's data
- Kaneesha's decade-level peak was the 1990s (374 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Georgia records the most Kaneeshas (32 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Georgia names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Two nationwide peer axes for Kaneesha: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1990)
Similar record span (~24 yrs)
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, 1977–2001 (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 Kaneesha 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.