Recorded 1984–2010 Girls' name Peak 2006 29 births

Kanise — girls' name

29 babies named Kanise in U.S. Social Security records since 1984, with the highest year being 2006. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s51990s62000s132010s5
2000s
Peak decade

45% of everyone ever named Kanise was born in this single decade.

2006
Single peak year

8 babies were named Kanise in 2006 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kanise

The Social Security Administration has registered 29 babies named Kanise between 1984 and 2010, spanning 27 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kanise currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2010. The name reached its historical peak in 2006, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kanise performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 13 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Kanise shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kanise 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 29 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.

Kanise at a glance

Last recorded 2010

Total births

29

Since 1984

27 years of records

Peak year

2006

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2010

Active since

1984

Recorded for 27 years

Last year on file: 2010

Kanise popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2010–1984

Last recorded 2010
Peak year (2006)
8
Annual births at peak — across 27 years of records
456789 20102006200419901984 5

Kanise by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
13 births that decade — 45% of Kanise's all-time total
1980s51990s62000s132010s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kanise?
29 babies have been named Kanise since 1984. It was last recorded in 2010. The peak year was 2006 with 8 births.
When was Kanise most popular?
Kanise was most popular in the 2000s decade with 13 total births. The single peak year was 2006.
How long has the name Kanise been used?
Kanise has been recorded in Social Security data since 1984, spanning 27 years of data through 2010.
What names are similar to Kanise?
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, 1984–2010 (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.