Girls' name · since 1973
Kaneshia
Kaneshia has 452 recorded births since 1973 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1990 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #12,576 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 452
- born since 1973
- 1990s
- peak decade
Kaneshia sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 452 recorded since 1973.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kaneshia has been recorded 452 times among girls since 1973, 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 1973 to 1999.
- #12,576 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 452 born since 1973
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kaneshia ranks #12,576 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 452 born since 1973, peaking in the 1990s.
- #12,576 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 452
- born since 1973
- 1990s
- peak decade
Kaneshia's 452 recorded births place it above 82.59% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Georgia.
Kaneshia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Kaneshia's SSA record in two at 1988 and the more recent half accounts for 67% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 33%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1973, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 1990 peak of 80, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Kaneshia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1973–1999
- Peak year (1990)
- 80
- Annual births at peak, across 27 years of records
Kaneshia by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (260 births, 58% of the file).
1990s was Kaneshia's strongest decade.
260 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 58% of all-time use.
Kaneshia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 35
1970s
35 births
- 1980s
1980s
157 births
- 1990s
1990s
260 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 260 births (58% of all-time use).
Kaneshia by state
Where Kaneshia concentrates geographically, total births since 1973
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Georgia | | 33 | 7.3% |
| #2 | Mississippi | | 20 | 4.4% |
| #3 | Texas | | 16 | 3.5% |
| #4 | Alabama | | 8 | 1.8% |
| #5 | Louisiana | | 6 | 1.3% |
| #6 | Tennessee | | 6 | 1.3% |
33 of 452 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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- Georgia records the most Kaneshias (33 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Kaneshia: 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 (~26 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, 1973–1999 (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 Kaneshia 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.