Girls' name · since 1984
Karnisha
Karnisha has 80 recorded births since 1984 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1993 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #29,616 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 80
- born since 1984
- 1990s
- peak decade
Karnisha is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 80 have been recorded since 1984.
Social Security Administration records show Karnisha recorded 80 times among girls since 1984, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1984 to 1996.
- #29,616 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 80 born since 1984
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Karnisha ranks #29,616 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 80 born since 1984, peaking in the 1990s.
- #29,616 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 80
- born since 1984
- 1990s
- peak decade
Karnisha's 80 recorded births place it above 58.94% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Karnisha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Karnisha's SSA record in two at 1992 and the more recent half accounts for 54% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 46%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1984, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1993 peak of 15, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Karnisha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1984–1996
- Peak year (1993)
- 15
- Annual births at peak, across 13 years of records
Karnisha by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (60 births, 75% of the file).
1990s was Karnisha's strongest decade.
60 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 75% of all-time use.
Karnisha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 20
1980s
20 births
- 1990s
1990s
60 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 60 births (75% of all-time use).
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Karnisha: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1993)
Similar record span (~12 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, 1984–1996 (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 Karnisha 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.