Total births
27
Girls' name · since 1977
Kanesia
27 babies named Kanesia in U.S. Social Security records since 1977, with the highest year being 1991. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 27
- total births
- 1977–1991
- years on record
- 1990s
- peak decade
- 56%
- born in that decade
Kanesia is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 27 have been recorded since 1977.
Kanesia has 27 recorded births among girls since 1977, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1977 to 1991.
- 27 total births
- 1977–1991 years on record
- 1990s peak decade
- 56% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
27 girls have been named Kanesia since 1977, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 1991.
- 27
- total births
- 1977–1991
- years on record
- 1990s
- peak decade
- 56%
- born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade
56% of everyone ever named Kanesia was born in this single decade.
1991
Single peak year
10 babies were named Kanesia in 1991 - its busiest year on record.
Kanesia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Kanesia's full recorded timeline at 1990, 56% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 44% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1990, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1991 peak of 10 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Kanesia at a glance
Last recorded 1991Peak year
1991
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1977
Kanesia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1977–1991
- Peak year (1991)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 15 years of records
Kanesia by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1990s was Kanesia's strongest decade.
15 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 56% of all-time use.
Kanesia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
6 births
- 1980s
1980s
6 births
- 1990s
1990s
15 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 15 births (56% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Kanesia? ▼
Kanesia has been given to 27 babies in the U.S. since 1977, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 1991. 10 babies were born in 1991, its single highest year.
When was Kanesia most popular? ▼
Kanesia was most popular in the 1990s decade with 15 total births. The single peak year was 1991.
How long has the name Kanesia been used? ▼
Kanesia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1977, spanning 15 years of data through 1991.
What names are similar to Kanesia? ▼
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.
Keep exploring Kanesia
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1977–1991 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Kanesia: Baby Name Since 1977 - 27 Births, Peak 1991." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/kanesia. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Kanesia 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 July 2026.