Recorded 1976–1997 Girls' name Peak 1991 84 births

Kenishia — girls' name

84 babies named Kenishia in U.S. Social Security records since 1976, with the highest year being 1991. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s171980s171990s50

The verdict

84 girls have been named Kenishia since 1976, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 1997.

84
total births
1976–1997
years on record
1990s
peak decade
60%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

60% of everyone ever named Kenishia was born in this single decade.

1991
Single peak year

15 babies were named Kenishia in 1991 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kenishia

The Social Security Administration has registered 84 babies named Kenishia between 1976 and 1997, spanning 22 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kenishia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1997. The name reached its historical peak in 1991, when 15 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kenishia performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 50 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Kenishia shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kenishia 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 84 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.

Kenishia at a glance

Last recorded 1997

Total births

84

Since 1976

22 years of records

Peak year

1991

15 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1997

Active since

1976

Recorded for 22 years

Last year on file: 1997

Kenishia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–1976

Last recorded 1997
Peak year (1991)
15
Annual births at peak — across 22 years of records
05101520 199719941993199219911990198919871981197819771976 5

Kenishia by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
50 births that decade — 60% of Kenishia's all-time total
1970s171980s171990s50

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kenishia?
84 babies have been named Kenishia since 1976. It was last recorded in 1997. The peak year was 1991 with 15 births.
When was Kenishia most popular?
Kenishia was most popular in the 1990s decade with 50 total births. The single peak year was 1991.
How long has the name Kenishia been used?
Kenishia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1976, spanning 22 years of data through 1997.
What names are similar to Kenishia?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kendra, Kennedy, Kendall, Kenya, 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, 1976–1997 (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.