Girls' name · since 1955
Kenise
Kenise has 188 recorded births since 1955 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1984 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #20,459 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 188
- born since 1955
- 1990s
- peak decade
Kenise is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 188 have been recorded since 1955.
Social Security Administration records show Kenise recorded 188 times among girls since 1955, 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 1955 to 2024.
- #20,459 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 188 born since 1955
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kenise ranks #20,459 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 188 born since 1955, peaking in the 1990s.
- #20,459 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 188
- born since 1955
- 1990s
- peak decade
Kenise's 188 recorded births place it above 71.68% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Kenise's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Kenise splits its recorded history at 1994: 51% of all births land in the more recent half, 49% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1955 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1984 peak of 9 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Kenise popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1955–2024
- Peak year (1984)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 70 years of records
Kenise by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (55 births, 29% of the file).
1990s was Kenise's strongest decade.
55 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Kenise births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1970s 6
1970s
6 births
- 1980s
1980s
46 births
- 1990s
1990s
55 births
- 2000s
2000s
31 births
- 2010s
2010s
30 births
- 2020s 10
2020s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 55 births (29% of all-time use).
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- Kenise's decade-level peak was the 1990s (55 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Kenise: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1984)
Similar record span (~69 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, 1955–2024 (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 Kenise 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.