Recorded 1984–1985 Girls' name Peak 1984 11 births

Kanethia — girls' name

11 babies named Kanethia in U.S. Social Security records since 1984, with the highest year being 1984. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s11
1980s
Peak decade

100% of everyone ever named Kanethia was born in this single decade.

1984
Single peak year

6 babies were named Kanethia in 1984 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kanethia

The Social Security Administration has registered 11 babies named Kanethia between 1984 and 1985, spanning 2 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kanethia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1985. The name reached its historical peak in 1984, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kanethia performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 11 births during that ten-year window.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kanethia 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 11 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.

Kanethia at a glance

Last recorded 1985

Total births

11

Since 1984

2 years of records

Peak year

1984

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1985

Active since

1984

Recorded for 2 years

Last year on file: 1985

Kanethia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1985–1984

Last recorded 1985
Peak year (1984)
6
Annual births at peak — across 2 years of records
4.555.566.5 19851984 6

Kanethia by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
11 births that decade — 100% of Kanethia's all-time total
1980s11

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kanethia?
11 babies have been named Kanethia since 1984. It was last recorded in 1985. The peak year was 1984 with 6 births.
When was Kanethia most popular?
Kanethia was most popular in the 1980s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 1984.
How long has the name Kanethia been used?
Kanethia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1984, spanning 2 years of data through 1985.
What names are similar to Kanethia?
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, 1984–1985 (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.