Girls' name · since 1971
Kanisha
2,603 babies named Kanisha in U.S. Social Security records since 1971, with the highest year being 1990. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #3,948 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 2,603
- born since 1971
- 1990s
- peak decade
Kanisha is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 2,603 have been recorded since 1971.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kanisha has been recorded 2,603 times among girls since 1971, 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 1971 to 2024.
- #3,948 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 2,603 born since 1971
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kanisha ranks #3,948 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 2,603 born since 1971, peaking in the 1990s.
- #3,948 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 2,603
- born since 1971
- 1990s
- peak decade
Kanisha's 2,603 recorded births place it above 94.54% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
22 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
Kanisha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Kanisha's full recorded timeline at 1995, 26% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 74% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1971, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1990 peak of 293 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Kanisha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–2024
- Peak year (1990)
- 293
- Annual births at peak, across 54 years of records
Kanisha by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (1,292 births, 50% of the file).
1990s was Kanisha's strongest decade.
1,292 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Kanisha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 285
1970s
285 births
- 1980s
1980s
753 births
- 1990s
1990s
1,292 births
- 2000s 204
2000s
204 births
- 2010s 50
2010s
50 births
- 2020s 19
2020s
19 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 1,292 births (50% of all-time use).
How Kanisha 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 Kanisha's total volume
Kanisha by state
Where Kanisha concentrates geographically, total births since 1971
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 177 | 6.8% |
| #2 | Illinois | | 132 | 5.1% |
| #3 | Texas | | 132 | 5.1% |
| #4 | Florida | | 116 | 4.5% |
| #5 | Michigan | | 106 | 4.1% |
| #6 | North Carolina | | 84 | 3.2% |
| #7 | Georgia | | 77 | 3.0% |
| #8 | Pennsylvania | | 60 | 2.3% |
177 of 2,603 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 22 reporting states.
Kanisha appears in 22 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Kanisha's data
- Kanisha's decade-level peak was the 1990s (1,292 total births); usage has since declined to 19 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Kanishas (177 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Kanisha: 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 (~53 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, 1971–2024 (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 Kanisha 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.