Girls' name · since 1972
Kanesha
1,752 babies named Kanesha in U.S. Social Security records since 1972, with the highest year being 1990. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #5,147 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,752
- born since 1972
- 1990s
- peak decade
Kanesha sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 1,752 recorded since 1972.
Social Security Administration records show Kanesha recorded 1,752 times among girls since 1972, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1972 to 2012.
- #5,147 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,752 born since 1972
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kanesha ranks #5,147 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,752 born since 1972, peaking in the 1990s.
- #5,147 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,752
- born since 1972
- 1990s
- peak decade
Kanesha's 1,752 recorded births place it above 92.88% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
20 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
Kanesha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Kanesha splits its recorded history at 1991: 53% of all births land in the more recent half, 47% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1973 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1990 peak of 198 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Kanesha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1972–2012
- Peak year (1990)
- 198
- Annual births at peak, across 41 years of records
Kanesha by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (953 births, 54% of the file).
1990s was Kanesha's strongest decade.
953 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 54% of all-time use.
Kanesha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 145
1970s
145 births
- 1980s
1980s
487 births
- 1990s
1990s
953 births
- 2000s 160
2000s
160 births
- 2010s 7
2010s
7 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 953 births (54% of all-time use).
How Kanesha compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Kanesha's total volume
Kanesha by state
Where Kanesha concentrates geographically, total births since 1972
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 97 | 5.5% |
| #2 | Illinois | | 83 | 4.7% |
| #3 | Georgia | | 72 | 4.1% |
| #4 | Florida | | 67 | 3.8% |
| #5 | North Carolina | | 64 | 3.7% |
| #6 | Tennessee | | 60 | 3.4% |
| #7 | Mississippi | | 54 | 3.1% |
| #8 | Alabama | | 52 | 3.0% |
97 of 1,752 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 20 reporting states.
Kanesha appears in 20 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Kanesha's data
- Kanesha's decade-level peak was the 1990s (953 total births); usage has since declined to 7 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Kaneshas (97 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Kanesha: 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 (~40 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, 1972–2012 (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 Kanesha 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.