Recorded 1989–2004 Girls' name Peak 1989 36 births

Kanosha — girls' name

36 babies named Kanosha in U.S. Social Security records since 1989, with the highest year being 1989. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s71990s242000s5
1990s
Peak decade

67% of everyone ever named Kanosha was born in this single decade.

1989
Single peak year

7 babies were named Kanosha in 1989 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kanosha

The Social Security Administration has registered 36 babies named Kanosha between 1989 and 2004, spanning 16 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kanosha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2004. The name reached its historical peak in 1989, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kanosha performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 24 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Kanosha shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kanosha 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 36 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.

Kanosha at a glance

Last recorded 2004

Total births

36

Since 1989

16 years of records

Peak year

1989

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2004

Active since

1989

Recorded for 16 years

Last year on file: 2004

Kanosha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2004–1989

Last recorded 2004
Peak year (1989)
7
Annual births at peak — across 16 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 200419961995199219901989 7

Kanosha by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
24 births that decade — 67% of Kanosha's all-time total
1980s71990s242000s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kanosha?
36 babies have been named Kanosha since 1989. It was last recorded in 2004. The peak year was 1989 with 7 births.
When was Kanosha most popular?
Kanosha was most popular in the 1990s decade with 24 total births. The single peak year was 1989.
How long has the name Kanosha been used?
Kanosha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1989, spanning 16 years of data through 2004.
What names are similar to Kanosha?
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, 1989–2004 (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.