Recorded 1984–2000 Girls' name Peak 1990 43 births

Karnesha — girls' name

43 babies named Karnesha in U.S. Social Security records since 1984, with the highest year being 1990. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s111990s272000s5
1990s
Peak decade

63% of everyone ever named Karnesha was born in this single decade.

1990
Single peak year

8 babies were named Karnesha in 1990 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Karnesha

The Social Security Administration has registered 43 babies named Karnesha between 1984 and 2000, spanning 17 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Karnesha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2000. The name reached its historical peak in 1990, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Karnesha performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 27 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Karnesha shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Karnesha 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 43 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.

Karnesha at a glance

Last recorded 2000

Total births

43

Since 1984

17 years of records

Peak year

1990

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2000

Active since

1984

Recorded for 17 years

Last year on file: 2000

Karnesha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2000–1984

Last recorded 2000
Peak year (1990)
8
Annual births at peak — across 17 years of records
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Karnesha by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
27 births that decade — 63% of Karnesha's all-time total
1980s111990s272000s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Karnesha?
43 babies have been named Karnesha since 1984. It was last recorded in 2000. The peak year was 1990 with 8 births.
When was Karnesha most popular?
Karnesha was most popular in the 1990s decade with 27 total births. The single peak year was 1990.
How long has the name Karnesha been used?
Karnesha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1984, spanning 17 years of data through 2000.
What names are similar to Karnesha?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Karen, Kara, Karla, Karina, 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, 1984–2000 (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.