Girls' name · since 1977
Keneshia
Keneshia has 331 recorded births since 1977 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1990 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #15,112 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 331
- born since 1977
- 1990s
- peak decade
Keneshia is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 331 have been recorded since 1977.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Keneshia has been recorded 331 times among girls since 1977, 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 1977 to 2000.
- #15,112 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 331 born since 1977
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Keneshia ranks #15,112 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 331 born since 1977, peaking in the 1990s.
- #15,112 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 331
- born since 1977
- 1990s
- peak decade
Keneshia's 331 recorded births place it above 79.1% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Keneshia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Keneshia splits its recorded history at 1989: 55% of all births land in the more recent half, 45% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1981 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1990 peak of 40 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Keneshia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1977–2000
- Peak year (1990)
- 40
- Annual births at peak, across 24 years of records
Keneshia by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (155 births, 47% of the file).
1990s was Keneshia's strongest decade.
155 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.
Keneshia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 22
1970s
22 births
- 1980s
1980s
147 births
- 1990s
1990s
155 births
- 2000s 7
2000s
7 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 155 births (47% of all-time use).
Keneshia by state
Where Keneshia concentrates geographically, total births since 1977
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- Keneshia's decade-level peak was the 1990s (155 total births); usage has since declined to 7 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Keneshias (16 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Keneshia: 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 (~23 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, 1977–2000 (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 Keneshia 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.